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Energy In the United States
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First Commercial Coal Production in U.S.
Coal was found in the James River, which is now Richmond, Virginia, by Huguenot settlers in 1701. The coal was later mined to manufacture weapons for the Revoutionarty War.
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Steam Engines
In 1781 James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion which allowed a wide range of manufacturing machinery to be powered. -
Natual Gas in U.S.
The first well for drilling natural gas was built in Fredonia, New York, by William Hart. he dug a 27 foot well to try to get a larger flow of gas.
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Wind Mills Become Popular
Daneil Halladay perfected his windmill (created n 1854) and formed the Halladay Wind Milll Company. Wind mills were important for life out in the west. picture
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Standard Oil Company
It was established by John D. Rockefeller and was was the largest oil refiner in the world of its time. he used horizontal integration, and later vertical integration, to dominate the oil market. -
Invention of the Incandescent Electric Lightbulb
Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the incandescent light bulb which he paired with small generators to create the foundation for modern lighting systems picture
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/from-tesla-to-bezos-the-thin-line-between-genius-and-crazy/. -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was built over the Colorado River. the last block was poured in 1935. the construction of the hoover dam created a lot of jobs during the Great Depression. the dam's pwoer plant became the world's largest hydroelectrcity facility in the world in 1939. -
First Controlled Nuclear Chain Reaction
In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt authorized the 'Manhattan Project,' Enrico Fermi's team, with the help of Alber Einstein, achieved the first controlled nuclear chain reaction. This allowed the creation of tomic bombs to end WWII. picture
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Shippingport Atomic Power Station
the first nuclear power plant open by President Eisenhower using a reactor designed to accommodate different cores (3).
