10 key historical events

By kaylarenee
  • 200

    Water as an energy source

    Water as an energy source
    Europeans build wheels in rivers and streams to harness energy from water.
  • Jan 30, 1000

    Windmills

    Windmills
    Persians build the first windmills as energy source

  • Natural Gas

    Natural Gas
    First natural gas well drilled in Fredonia, NY

  • Solar Power

    Solar Power
    Auguste Mouchout creates the first solar energy generator in France.

  • Lightbulb

    Lightbulb
    The lightbulb is invented by Thomas Edison, changing the world forever.

  • Hydroelectric

    Hydroelectric
    A hydroelectric dam opened near Niagara Falls, NY called Schoelkopf Power Station No. 1.

  • Wind turbine

    Wind turbine
    Built by Charles F. Brush in Cleveland, Ohio to power his own home.

  • Automobile

    Automobile
    First Elecrtic Automobile Released in the U.S

  • Nuclear Power

    Nuclear Power
    This nuclear power plant was named Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant, and was located in Pennsylvania.

  • Three Mile Island-Nuclear Disaster

    Three Mile Island-Nuclear Disaster
    A nuclear reactor in the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant overheated and started to melt down in Pennsylvania.