Energy

By sgeorge1015
  • 2000 BC - Chinese First to Use Coal as an Energy Source

    2000 BC - Chinese First to Use Coal as an Energy Source

  • 200 BC - Europeans Harness Water Energy to Power Mills

    200 BC - Europeans Harness Water Energy to Power Mills

  • 1712 - First Steam Engine Developed in England

    1712 - First Steam Engine Developed in England

  • 1821 - First Natural Gas Well in US

  • 1830-1840 - First Coal Powered Iron Forges

    1830-1840 - First Coal Powered Iron Forges

  • 1838 - First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed

    1838 - First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Developed

    By: William Robert Grove (1811 -1896)
  • 1860 - First Solar Power System Developed in France

    1860 - First Solar Power System Developed in France

  • 1870 - John D. Rockefeller Forms Standard Oil

    1870 - John D. Rockefeller Forms Standard Oil

    Developed petroleum as major energy source
  • Sep. 4, 1882 - First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York

    Sep. 4, 1882 - First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York

  • 1888 - First Windmill to Generate Electricity

    1888 - First Windmill to Generate Electricity

    In Cleveland, OH

  • Sources:

    www.images.google.com
    http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/

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