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The word "electricity" was created from the word "electron" by English William Gilbert. He wrote about the electrification of many substances. (see *f)
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In the early 1800's, coal was used to power steamships and steam-powered railroads. Large, industrial factories were created, and coal energy was mass-produced! (see *a)
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Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. (see *j)
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Thomas Edison created a incandescent light bulb with a "carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread" that could last for up to 1,200 hours! (see *b)
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Charles Brush built the first wind turbine in Cleveland, Ohio. It is 17 metres tall and uses 144 cedar rotor blades (12 kilowatts). (see *c)
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In 1839 Alexandre Edmond Becquerel figured out how solar power worked, but it was too inefficient to use. In 1941, Russell Ohl furthered his research to invent the solar cell. (see *d)
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In 1956, the British opened the first nuclear power station in the history in Calder Hall. (see *g)
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Modern day fracking began in the 1990s when George P. Mitchell combined hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. (see *i)
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In 2009, the Three Gorges Dam solved flood control and energy production and powered 1/9 of China (18.2 million homes). It is the largest and most powerful hydropower project in the world. (see *e)
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A devastating incident concludes that that the US will join Syria and Nicaragua in being the only nations to not work towards ending global climate change. (see *h)
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*a - https://fossil.energy.gov/education/energylessons/coal/coal_history.html
*b - https://energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb
*c - http://www.thirdplanetwind.com/energy/history.aspx
*d - http://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/
*e - science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/three-gorges-dam-disaster.htm
*f - http://inventors.about.com/od/britishinventions/fl/William-Gilbert.htm
*g -
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