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The second wave of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s and early 1900s was driven by major improvements in turbine design. Among the most influential innovations were those developed by Lester Pelton, whose high-efficiency turbine designs, combined with electric generators, made large-scale hydroelectric production possible. These advancements built on centuries of engineering efforts to harness the energy of flowing water. That work reached a turning point in 1896 wh