On 30th April, 1897, J. J. Thomson reported his discovery of the electron... Read more »

On 20th March, 1900, Nikola Tesla patented his System of Transmission of Electrical Energy... Read more »

On 19th January, 1915, A forerunner to neon lighting was patented by Georges Claude... Read more »

On 18th April, 1916, Irving Langmuir patented his Incandescent Electric Lamp... Read more »

On 14th April, 1932, The atom was first split by physicists John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton... Read more »

On 23rd April, 1940, Herman R. C. Anthony patented his Dry Cell Battery... Read more »

On 2nd March, 1949, The first automatic street lights were installed... Read more »

On 30th March, 1950, The invention of the phototransistor was announced... Read more »

On 12th February, 1954, The Atomic Energy Authority was established to control the use of atomic energy in the UK... Read more »

On 27th June, 1954, The world’s first nuclear plant began to produce electricity... Read more »