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Rene Descartes, a French scientist, proposed energy as a constant.
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Began in Virginia, coal was mass produced for commercial use.
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Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity in the form of lightning.
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Steam Engines are invented and used to power factories. They lead to the use of fossil fuels like coal to power machines.
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William Hart dug the first U.S. natural gas well.
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Oil is drilled for first time by a man named Edwin Drake.
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The first solar engines to power something were created in 1861. The use of actual solar panels were created in 1950.
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The first windmill (meant for electricity) is created in Scotland.
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This law was formally proved once and for all.
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The first and only nuclear power plant is developed.
