Timeline of electricity adoption
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This is a timeline of electricity adoption.
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| 1816 | The first working electrical telegraph is built by Francis Ronalds. | |||
| 1831 | Michael Faraday announces his discovery of electromagnetic induction.[1]:3 | |||
| 1847 | October 12 | Siemens is founded. | ||
| 1878 | December 18 | Joseph Swan demonstrates that "a carbon filament in an evacuated glass globe would glow when an electric current was passed through it". This allows for electric lighting that is not excessively bright.[1]:4 | ||
| 1879 | June 28 | Walter Baily demonstrates an AC motor to the Physical Society of London. | ||
| 1880–1883 | The first electric trams begin operating in Russia (1880), Germany (1881), Britain (1883), and Austria (1883). | |||
| 1881 | September | Godalming becomes the first town in the world with a public electricity supply. The central station here is water-powered.[1] | ||
| 1882 | The Electric Lighting Act of 1882 is passed. This act allows for the creation of a public electricity supply by breaking up (i.e. digging up and temporarily removing) streets in order to place pipes.[1]:5[2] | United Kingdom | ||
| 1882 | January 12 | Holborn Viaduct power station begins running. It is steam-powered.[1]:7 | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 1882 | September 4 | Pearl Street Station begins generating electricity. | ||
| 1884 | The modern steam turbine is invented by Charles Parsons. A production model would be installed in the Forth Banks power station in Newcastle in 1888.[1]:13 | |||
| 1886 | January 8 | The Westinghouse Electric Corporation is founded as Westinghouse Electric Company. | ||
| 1888 | The Electric Lighting Act of 1888 is passed. | United Kingdom | ||
| 1889 | NESCo is founded by John Theodore Merz as Newcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Company. | |||
| 1893 | The first electric bread toaster is invented by Alan MacMasters. | United Kingdom | ||
| 1897 | By this time, the United States has electrified almost 90% of its tramway mileage.[1]:15 | United States | ||
| 1902 | The first modern electric air conditioning unit is invented. | United States | ||
| 1904 | The first electric washing machines are created around this time. | |||
| 1905 | By this time, Britain has electrified almost 90% of its tramway mileage.[1]:15 | United Kingdom | ||
| 1906 | The first patents for induction cooking date back to around this time. However, modern implementations would arrive only in the 1970s. | |||
| 1907 | The first portable electric vacuum cleaner is invented. | United States | ||
| 1910s–1920s | The first electric dishwasher is produced around this time. Wikipedia shows a photo of one from "about 1917". Some other sources credit "the Walker brothers" in 1913.[3] By the mid-1920s, there are companies dedicated to manufacturing electric dishwashers.[4] | |||
| 1914 | The first practical electric refrigerator is created around this time. | |||
| 1935 | The Rural Electrification Administration is created as part of the New Deal. | United States | ||
| 1936 | May 20 | The Rural Electrification Act is enacted. | United States | |
| 1947 | The microwave oven becomes commercially available. | |||
| 1948 | April 1 | In Britain, the Electricity Act 1947 nationalizes the electricity generation and supply industry. The act would be repealed in 1989 with the Electricity Act 1989. | United Kingdom | |
| 1978 | October | Economy 7 is introduced in the United Kingdom. | United Kingdom | |
| 2000 | April | California electricity crisis |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Hannah, Leslie (1979). Electricity Before Nationalisation: A Study of the Development of The Electricity Supply Industry in Britain to 1948. The Macmillan Press LTD.
- ↑ Glen, W. Cunningham; Glen, Alex. "The Electric Lighting Act 1882".
- ↑ "A Visit to a 1930s Appliance Show". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
In 1913 when the Walker Brothers hardware store was wired for electricity they produced thier first electric dishwasher.
- ↑ "Early Electric Dishwasher". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
