19th century In the 19th century, French engineer Benoît Fourneyron developed the first hydropower turbine. This device was implemented in the commercial plant of Niagara Falls in 1895 and it is still operating. In the early 20th century, English engineer William Armstrong built and operated the first private electrical power station which was located in his house in Cragside in Northumberland, England. In 1753, the French engineer Bernard Forest de Bélidor published his book, Architecture Hydraulique, which described vertical-axis and horizontal-axis hydraulic machines.
19th century In the 19th century French engineer Benoît Fourneyron developed the first hydropower turbine This device was implemented in the commercial plant of Niagara Falls in 1895 and it is still operating In the early 20th century English engineer William Armstrong built and operated the first private electrical power station which was located in his house in Cragside in Northumberland England In 1753 the French engineer Bernard Forest de Bélidor published his book Architecture Hydraulique which described vertical-axis and horizontal-axis hydraulic machines