![A 19th Century illustration of the Manchester Dynamo, an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator, the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry. Manchester based Henry Wilde ( A 19th Century illustration of the Manchester Dynamo, an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator, the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry. Manchester based Henry Wilde (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D859G1/a-19th-century-illustration-of-the-manchester-dynamo-an-electrical-generator-that-creates-direct-current-using-a-commutator-the-first-electrical-generators-capable-of-delivering-power-for-industry-manchester-based-henry-wilde-1833-1919-invented-the-dynamo-electric-machine-or-self-energising-dynamo-that-replaced-the-permanent-magnets-of-previous-designs-with-electro-magnets-and-in-so-doing-achieved-an-enormous-increase-in-power-werner-von-siemens-is-more-usually-credited-with-the-invention-but-in-fact-discovered-independently-2D859G1.jpg)
A 19th Century illustration of the Manchester Dynamo, an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator, the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry. Manchester based Henry Wilde (
KB Engineering Services - Michael Faraday's generator Faraday had created the first transformer in August 1831. A few months later he designed and made this simple piece of apparatus based on his
![Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. ACCESSIONS 45. Magneto-electric generator made in 1832 or 1833, representing first use of a commutator, invented by A. M. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. ACCESSIONS 45. Magneto-electric generator made in 1832 or 1833, representing first use of a commutator, invented by A. M.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RM8G5N/annual-report-for-the-year-ended-june-30-united-states-national-museum-accessions-45-magneto-electric-generator-made-in-1832-or-1833-representing-first-use-of-a-commutator-invented-by-a-m-am-pere-for-production-of-direct-current-cam-on-the-vertical-shaft-caused-con-tact-to-be-made-on-the-crossed-strips-of-copper-first-in-one-direction-then-in-the-other-please-note-that-these-images-are-extracted-from-scanned-page-images-that-may-have-been-digitally-enhanced-for-readability-coloration-and-appearance-of-these-illustrations-may-not-perfectly-resemble-the-original-work-unit-RM8G5N.jpg)