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Ice box use
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Refrigerator developed
by William Cullen"The History of the Refrigerator - and Freezer." Inventors. Web. 28 June 2011. . William Cullen's Design. 1748. -
voltage development in solar cell
Antoine-César Becquerel was a french physicist who while reserching an electrode saw a voltage develop. -
Heat Pump invented by Lord Kelvin
Heat pump invented. "History Geothermal Power." Erdwärme-Zeitung.de. Web. 27 June 2011. . -
Drive Pipe by Edwin L. Drake
Drive pipe developed by Edwin L. Drake. It changed the oil industry preventing land from caving in or flooding when getting oil. On this day, the pipe reached 69 feet and struck a bounty of oil. -
Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller
Oil company that had a monopoly over the oil industry and therefore influenced the price of oil. Refined light oil and kerosene from crude oil. -
First solar cell by Charles Fritts
Charles used junctions from a very thin layer of gold and selenium. -
1st geothermal power plant
Hoover dam was finished two years ahead of schedule. It allowed the river to be controlled and created cheap energy for America. This energy from the dam powers Las Vegas. -
Hoover Dam was completed and opened
Hoover dam was finished two years ahead of schedule. It allowed the river to be controlled and created cheap energy for America. This energy from the dam powers Las Vegas. "This morning I came, I saw, and I was conquered, as everyone would be who sees for the first time this great feat of mankind." FDR -
Aluminum Fuel for space craft
Aluminum and water created a reaction that was successfully tested as environmentially friendly fuel for rocket and spaceship launchings. -
Zero-Energy Bio Refridgerator
cools your food with biopolymer gel. Only power needed is for small control panel.
