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Water mills are invented
Water mills use the energy of inertia from water flows and transfer the energy to carry out activities. The spinning motion from the water wheel is used to spin another wheel, making an intricate series of energy transfers. -
The idea of a turbine comes about.
Architect Giovanni Branca comes up with a primitive turbine modeled after the wheel of a ship. -
Coal is the main source of fuel for locomotives.
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Solar power is used to make electricity.
Solar energy to make electricity, photovoltaic energy, converts the Sun's energy into electricity. Edmond Becquerel was first person to discover this conversion in 1836. -
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The Atomic Bomb
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Water Power is used to power a car.
The "hydrogen hog" was used to power a 2004 Dodge Pickup. The man in charge of the experiment created very explosive HHO gas to power it. -
Windmills Built in Persia
"'For the tenth century, we have material proof that windmills were turning in the blustery Seistan region of Persia. These primitive, vertical carousel-type mills utilized the wind to grind corn, and to raise water from streams to irrigate gardens... [T]heir use soon spread to India, other parts of the Muslim world, and China, where farmers employed them to pump water, grind grain, and crush sugarcane.'" Robert W. Righter, PhD
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