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electricity
William Gilbert (England) first coined the term electricity from elektron, the Greek word for amber. Gilbert wrote about the electrification of many substances. He was also the first person to use the terms electric force, magnetic pole, and electric attraction -
COAL JAMES WATT
The modern-day steam engine, which uses coal to produce steam, is patented by James Watt. -
carbon lamp
Sir Humphry Davy (England) invented the first effective lamp. The arc lamp was a piece of carbon that glowed when connected by wires to a battery -
NATURAL GAS
The first natural gas well is dug by William Hart in Fredonia, New York. -
finds oil
In 1859, Edwin Drake drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. he pioneered the drilling industry by developing a new way to drill for oil. -
FIRST HYDROELECTRIC DAM
The first hydroelectric dam began operating in the United States. The Schoelkopf Power Station No. 1 began operating near Niagra Falls on the U.S. side. The plant started a rapid increase in hydroelectric dam production in the United States. By 1889 there were 200 hydroelectric dams operating in the United States alone. -
geothermal power plant
World first geothermal power plant built in 1911 in Larderello, in Southern Tuscany, Italy -
WIND TURBINE
The wind turbine was installed in Vermont. It had the capability of producing 1.25 megawatts. It remained the largest wind turbine ever built until 1979. -
silicon solar cell
In 1941, Russel invented the silicon solar cell,With his discovery the efficiency of solar cells began to increase. -
electric cars
General Motors released the first mass produced electric car. As a result, the California Air Resources Board mandated that in order for the top seven car companies to continue selling in California they must produce emission-free cars. This came at a time when California's air quality was the worst in the nation.
