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Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday built first electromagnetic generator called the Faraday Disc. -
Hippolyte Pixii
Hippolyte Pixii discovered the first magnetic electric generator based on Faraday's principles. -
Anyos Jedlik
Anyos Jedlik finishes a prototype of the single pole electric starter. -
Werner Siemens
Werner Siemens perfects the Dynamo. -
H. Wilde
H. Wilde made the commercially successful Alliance generator for powering arc lamps in lighthouses. -
Zenobe Gramme
Zenobe Gramme made a model that smoothed the direct current of energy. -
Werner Siemens
Werner Siemens reemerges and a invents a very modern type of Dynamo. -
Motors and Generators
It was discovered that a motor could be switched to act as a generator and vice versa. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison installed three 125-horsepower "Jumbo" generators on Pearl Street. -
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla invents an improved AC generator and practical AC motor.
