ENERGY HISTORY

By jakeparrott
  • FIRST LIGHT

    FIRST LIGHT

    Humphrey Davy uses a high-powered battery to induce a bright light between two strips of charcoal 10 c, (4 in.) apart, creating the first arc light
  • FIRST HYDROELECTRIC PLANT

    FIRST HYDROELECTRIC PLANT

  • FIRST SOLAR PANELS CONSTUCTED

    FIRST SOLAR PANELS CONSTUCTED

  • THE FIRST WIND TURBINE WAS INVENTED

    THE FIRST WIND TURBINE WAS INVENTED

    Invented by Charles Brush
  • FIRST POWER PLANT

    FIRST POWER PLANT

    Georges Claude develops the first power plant to use the difference in temperature between the upper and lower layers of ocean to generate electricity.