Energy Timeline

Creation of First Steam Engine

Jan 1, 1695

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Franklin uses Kite to Prove Electricity with Lightning

Jan 1, 1752

Source: http://cpwv.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/6-15-1752-Ben-Franklin-Kite.gif

Electric Motor

Jan 1, 1837

Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/World's_first_electric_motor,_Jedlik's_motor_(1828).jpg

Thomas Edison's Incandescent Light Bulb

Jan 1, 1879

Source: http://thisdayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bulb-large.jpg

First Battery (Made of Copper and Zinc)

Jan 1, 1886

Source: http://w1tp.com/0000u.jpg

Alternating Current (AC) Power

Jan 1, 1886

Source: http://topmagneticgenerator.com/images/The-Magnetic-Power-Generator-History.png

Wind Turbine Created

Jan 1, 1888

Source: http://s3.amazonaws.com/digitaltrends-uploads-prod/2016/03/Wind-turbines.jpg

Solar Power Harnessed

Jan 1, 1890

Source: http://static.snopes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/solar-suck-up-the-sun.jpg

First Geothermal Electric Power Plant

Jan 1, 1904

Source: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/geothermal-151106130527-lva1-app6892/95/the-geothermal-power-plant-3-638.jpg?cb=1446815282

Energy from Biomass

Jul 31, 2008

Source: http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/FutureFuelfromForest/images/BiomassFuelCycle.jpg