5.8 Energy Timeline

First Stem Engine Developed in England

Jan 1, 1712

Importan Moments in Energy history from 1700's to 1900's

Period: Jan 1, 1712 to Jan 1, 1935

First Natural Gas Well drilled in U.S.

Jan 1, 1821

First Hydrogen Fuel Cell developed to generate electricity

Jan 1, 1838

First Commercial Oil Well drilled by Edwin Drake in PA

Jan 1, 1859

First Solar Power System develpoed in France

Jan 1, 1860

First Power Station built by Thomas Edison in NYC

Sep 4, 1882

First Windmill to produce eletricity developed in Cleveland, Ohio

Jan 1, 1888

World's first Geothermal District Heating System built in Boise, Idaho

Jan 1, 1892

Hoover Dam is built

Jan 1, 1935