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Ben Franklin's Kite
In June of 1752 Ben Franklin "discovered electricity" as he flew a kite with a silk ribbon and key attached. After a while the strings seemed to stand up and when Ben Franklin touched the key, he received a shock. http://gizmodo.com/exactly-261-years-ago-ben-franklin-flew-a-kite-in-a-li-512285852 http://tellmewhyfacts.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/10/electricity-discovered-by-Benjamin-Franklin.jpg -
Creation of the Battery
Alessandro Volta creates the modern electric battery by combining specific fluids with a pair of dissimilar metals, which led to an electric flow. http://www.arrl.org/when-was-the-battery-invented
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The First Telegraph Message
On May 24, 1844 Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message, from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland. http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph http://w1tp.com/0177.jpg -
Edison's Light Bulb
Thomas Edison gave a public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb in Menlo Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison http://www.edisonmuckers.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Early-Light-Bulb.jpg -
First Hydroelectric Power Plant
The world's first hydroelectric power plant begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_hydro_1.html http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_hydro_1_m.jpg -
Wind Power is Harnessed
In "winter" of 1887 in Ohio Charles F. Brush of Cleveland built a wind turbine which was able to successfully charge batteries in his basement. https://www.reference.com/history/invented-wind-energy-552f37761bc17507# https://cleantechnica.com/files/2014/06/Wind_turbine_1888_Charles_Brush.jpg -
Invention of Solar Power Cells
In 1941 American investor, Russel Ohl, created the silicon solar cell. This device could conserve about 1% of the energy released from the sun. http://www.whoinvented.org/who-invented-solar-panels/ http://ethw.org/w/images/8/82/Ohl.jpg -
First Atomic Bomb Test
As part of a test for the Manhattan Project "Trinity", the worlds first atomic bomb was detonated. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/atomictest.htm https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Trinity_Test_Fireball_16ms.jpg -
First U.S Nuclear Power Plant
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station opened as the first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. https://nuclear.duke-energy.com/2012/07/31/a-brief-history-of-nuclear-power-in-the-u-s http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2016/ph241/craddock1/images/f1big.jpg -
Electric Cars
Elon Musk, Owner of Tesla starts the first company that mass produces electric cars in Silicon Valley. https://www.tesla.com/about
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