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  • 2000 BCE

    First Use of Coal as a Power Source

    First Use of Coal as a Power Source
    The Chinese were the first to use coal for power, and currently use the most coal of any country in the world.
  • 200 BCE

    First Use of Watermills

    First Use of Watermills
    In 200 BC the first watermills were used by Europeans to do a variety of tasks.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    First Use of Windmills

    First Use of Windmills
    People in the Middle East were the first to use windmills to grind grain, saw wood, etc.

  • First Use of Coal Coke as a Source of Energy

    First Use of Coal Coke as a Source of Energy
    Coal coke was first used as an energy source in Europe in the 1600s.

  • First Steam-Powered Pump

    First Steam-Powered Pump
    This pump was used to draw water out of coal mines. It substantially increased European coal production.

  • Electrolysis of Water DIscovered

    Electrolysis of Water DIscovered
    The separation of water into two parts Hydrogen and one part Oxygen with electricity was discovered in 1800.

  • Ethanol is Used as a Replacement to Whale Oil

    Ethanol is Used as a Replacement to Whale Oil
    This is an ethanol lamp. Ethanol is a fluid that is burned for heat, and is used in cars after distilled from crops.

  • Thomas Edison Demonstrates the Incandescent Light bulb

    Thomas Edison Demonstrates the Incandescent Light bulb
    Thomas Edison is responsible for making the first light bulb. Its design still resembles light bulbs used to this day.

  • Tesla-Westinghouse Niagara Falls Hydropower Plant

    Tesla-Westinghouse Niagara Falls Hydropower Plant
    This was the first ever major hydropower plant built. It was built on Niagara Falls to generate electricity, and was designed by Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse.

  • First Controlled Uranium Nuclear Reaction

    First Controlled Uranium Nuclear Reaction
    Chicago Pile 1 was the first ever nuclear reactor to achieve criticality, and was built during the Manhattan Project. It marked the beginning of a new era; the Atomic Era.