Lord Kelvin was a famed physicist, mathematician, engineer, and inventor whose career was dedicated to putting science and technology to pragmatic use for the greater good. Lord Kelvin’s appreciation for the sea and electricity helped cement his name in history, so here’s to the scientists, the engineers, and the innovators who look ahead and dream of affordable, renewable energy and see potential in the tides.

There are few industries as broad in scope as energy. It interconnects with and is dependent on, so many fields of study that no matter your passion, there are a plethora of diverse opportunities to find your niche.

Thomas Edison’s invention of the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb in 1880 changed the world forever. However, Edison’s invention was not without its predecessors, as there were already twenty-three different iterations of the light bulb before his. This was just the beginning of Edison’s contributions to lighting technology, as he went on to develop a host of inventions that would make the use of light bulbs practical. From the opening of the first commercial power station in the U.S. to the creation of an electrochemical meter that could measure electricity flow over time, Edison’s work helped launch the beginnings of New York’s electrical grid. Edison’s legacy lives on today, as lighting technology continues to evolve with advancements in energy efficiency, performance, and design.