Alternative energy

Energy timeline

By hdavison
  • First Windmills
    500

    First Windmills

    The Persians used windmills for pumping water and grinding grain
  • Period: 500 to

    Energy Timeline

  • Coal

    Coal

    Coal, a major source of energy for America, was found near Richmond, Virginia.
  • Mr. Benjamin Franklin

    Mr. Benjamin Franklin

    Mr. Franklin proved that lightening and static electricty is the same thing using super risky experiments involving kites and keys.n
  • Natural Gas in use

    Natural Gas in use

    Gas lamps in Baltimore were powered by natural gas
  • Wood as a primary source

    Wood as a primary source

    Wood becomes the primary source of heating and energy for homes and businesses and used for steam in transportation.
  • Oil

    Oil

    Oil has become the Country's second largest export after th industry was discovered by Edwin Drake.
  • Edison Electric Light Co.

    Edison Electric Light Co.

    Thomas Edison forms an electric light company in New York and began to experiment with long-lasting lightbulbs.
  • More coal

    More coal

    Coal was becoming the most important fuel.
  • E=mc^2

    E=mc^2

    The law of relativity was written, relating energy to mass.
  • Hydropower in the USA

    Hydropower in the USA

    Almost 1/3 of all electricty came from hydropower in the USA.
  • Ncuclear goes Nuclear

    Ncuclear goes Nuclear

    First commercial Nuclear plant begins opperating.