10 Key Historical Events in Energy! By: Conor Murdock By facebooker_100000138564560 Period: Jan 11, 1750 to Jan 11, 2015 Energy Through the ages Jan 1, 1781 James Watt patents the steam engine Jan 1, 1800 Volta invents first real battery Jan 1, 1821 First Natural Gas well in US Jan 1, 1859 First Commercial Oil Well in America Jan 1, 1860 First Solar Power System Jan 1, 1880 Edison Patents Light bulb Jan 11, 1908 Model T is mass produced Jan 1, 1935 Hoover Dam Built Jan 11, 2003 Three Gorges Dam opens Jan 1, 2010 BP Oil Spill, Largest Oil Spill
