The first electric generator#Shorts

On 17 and 18 October 1831, Michael Faraday developed the first-ever electric generator. Watch the demo: as the magnet moves, the lines of magnetic force repeatedly intersect with the wire, exciting the electrons in the wire and generating electrical current

Virtually all electric power is produced using Faradays principles, whether the prime source of energy is coal, oil, gas, nuclear, hydro, or wind - all these fuels are used to drive a generator (or turbine) which generates the electrical current.