Engineering & Power1887
Wind Turbine
by James Blyth
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In July 1887, Professor James Blyth of Marykirk built the world's first known electricity-generating wind turbine, using cloth sails, a dynamo and accumulators to light his Aberdeenshire cottage — making it the first house on Earth powered by wind-generated electricity.
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