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* Who is the father of these inventions? electric railway The first electric railway was built by German Werner von Siemens in 1879. light bulb The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in the United States in 1879. steam-powered boat The first steam-powered ship was developed by James Watt in 1769. 1.When was electricity discovered? in 1600 by Gilbert(吉尔伯特). iin in 1752, by Benlinjamin Frank 2. How was it used in the following two hundred years? 1) industry: control machines and produce a great number of products, such as cars and planes. 2) agriculture: control