10 key historical energy events By facebooker_464263417031678 Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Feb 2, 2016 10 key historical energy events Jan 1, 1809 First electric light created Jan 1, 1821 First electric motor Jan 1, 1835 Telegraph Aug 2, 1859 First oil well in US Sep 28, 1886 First automobile invented Jan 1, 1888 Wind turbine Jan 1, 1890 Solar power Jan 1, 1904 Geothermal electric power plant Jan 1, 1917 Lasers Sep 28, 1936 Hoover damn opened to public
