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Discovering Electricity
Ben Franklin tried a key onto a kite in a storm to prove that static electricity and lightning were the same. His findings paved the way for future inventions and innovations. -
Battery
The first electric battery was invented by Volta. -
Electric Motor
Invented by Michael Faraday. -
Induction Ring
Michael Faraday used the induction ring to prove that electricity can be induced by changes in an electromagnetic field. -
James Prescott Joule
Showed that energy is cnserved in electrical circuits involving current flow, thermal heating, and chemical transformations. -
J.C. Maxwell
Created a new era of physics. Unified magnetism, electricity, and light. Maxwell's four laws of electrodynamics eventually led to electric power, radios, and television. -
Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invented an incandescent lightbulb that could be used for around 40 hours. -
E.W v. Siemens
The electric streetcar was invented. -
Pearl Street Station
Thomas Edison opened the Pearl Street Station, one of the world's first central electric power plants. -
Hydroelectric Station
The first hydroelectric station opened in Wisconsin. -
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons
Invented the steam turbine generator. -
Alternating Current
Nikola Tesla invented the electric alternator that produces alternating current, (AC). -
Charles Brush
The first use of a large windmill was used to generate electricity, to charge batteries. -
Powerline
The first powerline was opened in California. -
Fisk St. Station
A 5-Megawatt turbine was used. -
T. Murray
Created the first air pollution control device. -
FPC
Federal Power Commission -
Power Acts
Public Utility Holding Company Act, Federal Power Act, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Bonneville Power Administration. -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was completed and the Rural Electrification Act was passed. -
Shippingport
The first nuclear plant provided electricity to the U.S.
