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Chinese were the first to burn coal for heating and cooking. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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Humphry Davy invents the first incandescent electric light, known a the electric arc lamp.
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Electric cars first began to be built almost 200 years ago. They did not become popular until the early 1900s but began to decline afterward. Their popularity increased in the late 1990s and 2000s, and they became mass produced by the 2010s. http://energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car
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Edison has successfully adjusted the light bulb to be easy to produce and sell, and patents it. http://www.edisonmuckers.org/thomas-edison-lightbulb/
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The first electric plant built by Thomas Edison in New York. It powered a square mile radius. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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Tesla develops alternate current generators to carry electricity long distances.
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Henry Ford is the first to mass produce gas motor vehicles. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
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The dam was created as a power supply, to provide irrigation water, and to control flooding. It's one of the most historic hydro power projects in history. http://energy.gov/eere/water/history-hydropower
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Built in Idaho, the plant could barely power a string of light bulbs but it was still an astounding achievement. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson, and Daryl Chapin discovered the first functioning solar cell that coule produce enough energy to power small electrical devices. https://www.experience.com/alumnus/article?channel_id=energy_utilities&source_page=additional_articles&article_id=article_1130427780670
