Electic+Industry

The Electric Industry The Birth of Electricity Michael Faraday built the first generator in 1831.A picture of it is found below.

"George Westinghouse was a prolific inventor who influenced the course of history by enabling the growth of the railroads through his inventions and by promoting the use of electricity for power and transportation ."

Thomas edison was one of the greatest inventors.Thomas edison help build the electric company.He help by invention the light bulb.He hel set up the first power plant.He aslo helped invent photograph,telephone anf the motion picture.

GOVERNMENT RESULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES "in the early twentieth century, emerging electric companies initially avoided regulation These rapidly growing power companies often merged, creating monopolies that controlled the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power."

When,where and who built the electric car?

Who built the tin foil phonograph?

When and where was George Westinghouse born?

Why did Michael Faraday build the generator?

Why was the fin foil phonograph made, what did it do?



References:

www.need.org/needpdf/infobook_ activities/IntInfo/Elec3I.pdf http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/assets/images/mmm/faragen.jpg http://inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/electricity_3.htm http://www.woodengenerator.com/History-Electric_Generator.html http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/Our_Company/history/george_westinghouse.shtm