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Robert Fulton successfully demonstrated his steamboat by making a run between New York City and Albany up the Hudson River.
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William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell,which he called a "gas voltaic battery", which priduced electrical energy combining hydrogen and oxygen.
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, which relies on a steady stream of electricity. By 1900, nearly one milllion telephones are in the U.S.
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Thomas Alva Edison creates the incandescent light bulb.
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Landfilling is introduced and becomes a popular disposing method.
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First commercial greenhouse with the use of geothermal energy in Boise, Idaho.
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The first wind turbine to generate energy in Grandpa's Knob, Vermont.
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency is created.
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It's system was invented by Tim Pyron. It converts low grade heat to electricity.
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Record high prices for crude oil in 2004.
