The Electricity Timeline

The Electricity Timeline

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In 1879, Thomas Edison was the very first man ever to make a long lasting lightbulb. This was super huge because all of the other lightbulbs created would burn out really fast, so he really did make a huge difference with his long lasting lightbulb.

In 1809, Humphry Davy invented the first electric light. Davy made it by connecting two wires to a battery and he attached a charcoal strip between the other ends of the wires. The charged carbon glowed making the first arc lamp.

In 1834 Jacob Perkins invented the first ever electric refrigerator. This was a huge invention and changed many peoples lives. This allowed people to keep food nice and cool and preserve it more without having to get rid of it after a day or two.

In 1745 Georg Von Kleist invented the Leyden Jar. A Leyden Jar was a electric capacitor, that was a glass jar lined with silver and powered by a friction machine. So he was the inventor of the first electric capacitor.

In 1897, something huge was discovered. J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897. This was huge because electrons are super important in anything dealing with atoms which is basically everything. His dicovery lead to computers, tv, and lots of other stuff, so his discovery was super huge.

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Also in 1879 another huge invention was invented, the arc/street light. This was invented by Charles Francis Brush. He used to make these to be installed in homes but once they figured out they were so powerful because they made huge arcs in the sky they were then adopted by cities and they replaced the gas powered lamps. Brush's invention made a huge step forward in society.

In 1603, Vincenzo Cascariolo discovered a substance that gave off a blueish glow in the dark, after long exposure in strong sunlight. His discovery lead to the discovery of ultraviolet light and this was a big discovery, and ended up becoming the florescent lamp.

In 1831, Michael Faraday discovered the first generator. He made this to produce electromagnetic rotation, where there is a continuous circular motion from the circular magnetic force around a wire. He also discovered electromagnetic induction which was a huge discovery by him.

In 1835, Thomas Davenport was the first American credited with building the first successful electric automobile. This was huge because it really was the start of cars and especially the electric automobiles, so his invention had a huge affect on the future of many cars and especially the electric ones.

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered and invented the lightning rod. Even though he almost was killed when he discovered the lightning rod, while flying his kite, he did still invent it. The lightning rod is a metal cable above a house that attracts lightning and then goes down at least 10 feet into the ground, thus preventing lightning from directly hitting houses.