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5.7 Timeline
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Nature of Electricity
Ben Franklin discovered electricity -
Electric Motor
Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor -
Fuel Cell
Sir William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell -
Electric Telograph
Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph -
Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invented an incandescent light bulb that could be used for about 40 hours without burning out -
Alternating current energy system
William Stanley developed the induction coil transformer and an alternating current electric system. -
Wind Turbine
Charles Brush builds the first wind turbine to generate electricity -
Solar Power
French scientist Henry Becquerel observes the production of electricity directly from the sun while experimenting with an electrolytic cell made up of two metal electrodes placed in an electricity-conducting solution. -
Geothermal Electric Power Plant
Piero Ginori Conti invents the first geothermal electric power plant. -
Photoelectric Cells
Photoelectic cells were discovered.
