Historedia
Person

James Blyth

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1887–1888

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Blyth, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. James Blyth operates the first working wind turbine

    1887–1888

    Role: Scottish electrical engineer and academic

    1. July 1887 · Marykirk, ScotlandInstallation of Wind Turbine in Marykirk

      James Blyth installed a wind turbine in July 1887 to charge accumulators for lighting his holiday home in Marykirk.

    2. 2 May 1888 · Philosophical Society of Glasgow (delivery venue not stated)Technical Description to Philosophical Society

      Blyth presented the technical specifications of his wind turbine to the Philosophical Society of Glasgow on 2 May 1888.

Sources

  1. James Blyth (engineer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22