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Kite and Key
Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite string in a thunder storm. This expiriment proved that electricity and static electricity is the same thing. -
Battery
Alessandro Volta made the first electric battery. The term volts was named after him. -
OHM
George Ohm creates Ohm's Law. -
Electric Motor
Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor. -
Solar Power
Auguste Mouchout a mathematics instructor, was able to convert solar radiation directly into mechanical power. -
Electric Streetcar
E.W. v. Siemens invented the electric street car. -
Automobiles
Gas stations began to open around the US -
Hydroelectricity
Almost a third of the nations power comes from Hydroelectricity. -
Oil Production
Oil well productivity for the Nation reached a high of 18.6 barrels per day per well. -
Oil Prices
For the first time, crude oil price broke $100 per barrel and gasoline prices broke $4.00 per gallon.