Energy Timeline

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  • Natural gas is discovered

    Natural gas is discovered

    Natural gas is discovered in England.
  • The electric relay

    The electric relay

    Joseph Henry invents the electric relay which allows a current to travel long distances from its starting point.
  • Invention of distilled coal oil

    Invention of distilled coal oil

    In 1850, James Young of Scotland creates the first distilled coal oil.
  • The first lightbulb is invented

    The first lightbulb is invented

    Thomas Edison creates the first successful lightbulb using a carbon filament and was classified as an incandescent lightbulb.
  • First solar cell

    First solar cell

    The first solar cell was invented by Charles Fritts, which makes up all of the solar panels we use today.
  • First hydroelectric powerplant

    First hydroelectric powerplant

    In 1887 at High grove Station in San Bernardino, California, the first hydroelectric powerplant was established.
  • The discovery of the electron

    The discovery of the electron

    Joseph John Thomson discovers the electron, the first known particle smaller than an atom.
  • First peacetime nuclear reactor

    First peacetime nuclear reactor

    The first peacetime nuclear reactor starts construction in the U.S. in Brookhaven, New York.
  • First gas turbine to pump natural gas

    First gas turbine to pump natural gas

    The first gas turbine to pump natural gas was installed in Wilmar, Arkansas.
  • Six million windmills were installed

    Six million windmills were installed

    In 1970, there were over six million windmills installed all through out the United States of America.