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First Steam Engine
Thomas Savery patened the first steam engine. This device was invented to rid of unwanted water in the way of mining. -
Internal Combustion Engine Invented
Rudolf Diesel invented the first internal combustion engine. However the first successful model was invented in 1897.This proved that fuel could be ignited without a spark. -
Patent for First Hydroelectric Wheel
Lester Allan Pelton recieves patent for his invention of the first hydroelectric wheel. Pelton's wheel was over 90 percent proficient. -
Ocean Thermal Energy Converson
Jacques D'Arsonval invented the idea of using the difference of the ocean's temperature for energy. There three different ways OTEC works: hybrid, open cycle, and closed cycle. -
Peanut Oil Powers Engine
Rudolf Diesel ran his compression ignition engine on peanut biodiesel. This became the first time any engine was powered by peanuts./http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter14.html -
Model T Car Runs On Ethanol
Henery Ford invents the Model T which is capable of running on Ethanol alone. -
Piolit Flies Faster Then the Speed of Sound
Charles E. while flying in Yeager's Bell X-1-1 flew faster then the speed of sound with a ethanol, liquid oxygen, and nitogen powered engine. -
First Solar Powered Automible
Willam demonstrates the world's first solar powered automobile. It was refered to by him as the "Sunmobile" -
Earth Day Observed
This day marks the first Earth Day started by Gaylord Nelson. Nelson started becomming concerned about the Environment not being in politics and decided to change it. -
NuSTAR: First Hard X-Ray Teloscope in Space
Nitrogen powered NuSTAR will allow scientists to answer questions that low X-ray teloscopes can not answer: How are black holes distributed through out the cosmos? How are heavy elements involed with the explosion of massive stars? And others.
