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5.8 Energy Timeline

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  • static electricity generator

    static electricity generator

    Electricity
  • Coal as an energy source

    Coal as an energy source

    Maryland used a combustible gas made from coal to light lamps. Date unknown.
  • First dig for natural gas

    First dig for natural gas

    First U.S. dig for natural gas
  • first U.S. use of wind energy

    first U.S. use of wind energy

    First use of wind energy.
  • U.S. discovery of oil and drilling

    U.S. discovery of oil and drilling

    First use of oil as an energy source and start of drilling
  • first hydroelectric power use

    first hydroelectric power use

    First hydroelectric power use
  • first U.S. solar cell

    first U.S. solar cell

    first U.S. solar cell
  • first recycling center

    first recycling center

    first recycling center in U.S.
  • first composting station

    first composting station

  • creation of radioactivity (nuclear power)

    creation of radioactivity (nuclear power)

    Nuclear power