2.7 Honors Timeline

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  • First Steam Engine Developed

    First Steam Engine Developed

    It is the first machine to provide large amounts of power without using muscle, water, or wind.
  • Ethanol Blend Becomes A Popular Fuel for Lamps

    Ethanol Blend Becomes A Popular Fuel for Lamps

    Ethanol was cheaper than whale oil.
  • Windmill Becomes Popular to Produce Water

    Windmill Becomes Popular to Produce Water

    Windmills transformed the abundant amounts of wind into an agent to alleviate the shortage of water.
  • Standard Oil Formed and Petroleum Developed as a Major Energy Source

    Standard Oil Formed and Petroleum Developed as a Major Energy Source

    John D. Rockefeller formed the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, and due to his efforts and developments petroleum became the primary energy source in the world.
  • First Power Plant Built In New York

    First Power Plant Built In New York

    Thomas Edison built the first commercial electric utility near Wall Street.
  • First Windmill to Generate Electricity is Developed

    First Windmill to Generate Electricity is Developed

    Charles F. Brush develops the world's first windmill that can generate electricity in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Einstein Publishes His First Theoretical Paper About the Photoelectric Effect

    Einstein Publishes His First Theoretical Paper About the Photoelectric Effect

    Einstein discovered that light contained little packets of energy that he called light quanta.
  • "Free Alcohol Bill" Signed

    "Free Alcohol Bill" Signed

    Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill to promote the use of alcohol as an alternative to gasoline.
  • Model T Goes into Mass Production

    Model T Goes into Mass Production

    Henry Ford's car that could run on either gasoline or ethaol.

  • The Hoover Dam is Built

    The United State's largest hydroelectric powerplant is built on the Colorado River