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  • Thomas watt improves the steam engine

    Thomas watt improves the steam engine
    Newcomen's and Watt's early engines were "atmospheric", meaning that they were powered by the vacuum generated by condensing steam instead of the pressure of expanding steam.

  • The first law of thermodynamics

    The first law of thermodynamics
    It was made by Rudolf Clausius

  • Oil discovery

    Oil discovery
    edwin drake discovers oil.

  • Solar power

    Solar power
    Solar radiation is first converted to mechanical power by Auguste Mouchout.

  • First light bulb is ever patented by Thomas Edison

    First light bulb is ever patented by Thomas Edison
    It utilized carbon filaments

  • Aeroelectricity

    Aeroelectricity
    Charles F brush is the first ever to generate this form of electricity.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    Utilizes hydroelectricity

  • Manhattan Project

    Manhattan Project
    The Manhattan Project was the effort, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, which resulted in the development of the first atomic bomb during World War II.

  • US department of energy

    The origins of the Department of Energy can be traced to the Manhattan Project and the race to develop the atomic bomb during World War II.

  • First Car

    First Car
    The first self-propelled vehicle is built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. This was a steam-powered military tractor that could run at a maximum of 2.5 miles per hour.