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First Coal Mining in the US
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HISTORICAL ENERGY EVENTS
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First Natural Gas well is built
It was dug in Fredonia, New York by William Hart in 1821. Hart moved on to create the Fredonia Gas Light Company, becoming the first American natural gas company. -
First American electric motor
Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor in 1834, but it was not patented till 1837. Mr. Davenport was not even a scientist just a mere blacksmith and tinkerer, he sold things and got money to buy an electromagnet for himself. He took it apart and started creating his own things which was how the electric motor was invented. -
Solar Effect is Discovered
In 1839 a 19-year-old male named Edmund Becquerel, the photovoltaic effect is the phenomenon that certain materials produce electric current when they are exposed to light. -
First Oil Well is Drilled
The first oil well was drilled in northwestern Pennsylvania by "Colonel" Edwin Drake. He drilled for the sole purpose of finding oil. This well was/is known as the Drake Well. -
Oil is First Extracted from Corn
Theodore Hudnut and Benjamin Hudnut of the Hudnut Hominy Company extracted oil from corn in 1898 in Terre Haute, Indiana, and called it mazoil. This oil was using for mainly cooking purposes -
The First Air Conditioning Unit
The first large-scale electrical air-conditioning was invented and used in 1902 by Willis Haviland Carrier. Willis created this to help a friend at the Brooklyn printing plant. The changes in heat and humidity was causing the demenisons of the printing paper to change and misalign the ink, so he invented it to help some one and ended up helping everyone. -
Geothermal Energy is Tested Successfully
Prince Piero Ginori Conti tested the first geothermal power generator on July 4, 1904 at the Larderello plant. It Successfully lit 4 light bulbs! -
Hoover Dam Opens
Also Known as the Boulder Dam, the Hoover dam lies on the border of Arizona and Nevada. It was built to protect from floods, provde irrigation water, and produce hydroelectric power. It was built between 1931 and 1936 and costed about $9 million dollars. -
First Nuclear Power Plant in US
On May 26, 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhouser open the first commercial nuclear power plant named the Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant, and was opened as a part of his 'Atoms for Peace' project.
