Energy
timelines - electricity 
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Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It
is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from
the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural
gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which are
called primary sources. |
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1752 |
After eons of superstitious imaginations about electricity,
Ben Franklin figured out that static electricity and lightning
were the same. His correct understanding of the nature of
electricity paved the way for the future. |
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1820 |
Relationship of electricity and magnetism confirmed. |
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1821 |
First
electric motor (Faraday). |
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1826 |
Ohms
Law (G.S. Ohm). |
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1831 |
Principles
of electromagnetism, induction, generation and transmission
(Faraday). |
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1837 |
First industrial electric motors. |
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1839 |
First
fuel cell. |
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1860's |
Mathematical
theory of electromagnetic fields published. Maxwell created
a new era of physics when he unified magnetism, electricity
and light. One of the most significant events, possibly the
very most significant event, of the 19th century was Maxwell's
discovery of the four laws of electrodynamics ("Maxwell's
Equations"). This led to electric power, radios, and
television. |
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1880 |
First power system isolated from Edison. |
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1883 |
Transformer invented. |
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1884 |
Steam
turbine invented. |
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1886 |
Stanley develops transformer and Alternating Current electric
system. |
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1897 |
Electron discovered. |
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1900 |
Highest voltage transmission line 60 Kilovolt. |
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1903 |
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First successful gas turbine (France).
- World’s first all turbine station (Chicago).
- Shawinigan Water & Power installs world’s largest
generator (5,000 Watts) and world’s largest and highest
voltage line—136 Km and 50 Kilovolts (to Montreal).
- Electric vacuum cleaner.
- Electric washing machine. |
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1909 |
First pumped storage plant (Switzerland). |
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1911 |
Air conditioning. |
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1913 |
Electric refrigerator. |
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1936 |
Highest
steam temperature reaches 900 degrees Fahrenheit vs. 600 degrees
Fahrenheit in early 1920s. |
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1947 |
Transistor invented. |
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1975 |
Brown’s Ferry nuclear accident. |
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1979 |
Three Mile Island nuclear accident. |
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1986 |
Chernobyl nuclear accident (USSR). |
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1999 |
Electricity market on Internet. |
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