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Energy use in the United States

By lorranyborges
  • Nature Of Electricity

    Nature Of Electricity

    Ben Franklin tied a key onto a kite during a storm and proved that static electricity and lightning were the same.
  • Static Electricity And Lighting

    Static Electricity And Lighting

    Ben Franklin tied a key to a kite string during a thurnerstorm, and proved that static electricity and lighting were the same thing.
  • First Self Propelled Vehicle

    First Self Propelled Vehicle

    Nicolas joseph Cugnot built the firt propelled vehicle, a military tractor that ran on steam. It could go 2.5 m/p/h.
  • The First Electric Battery

    The First Electric Battery

    Alessandro Volta intenved the first electric battery.
  • First Internal Combustion Engine

    First Internal Combustion Engine

    Sameul Morey developed an engine that ran on ethanol and turpentine.
  • First Electric Motor

    First Electric Motor

    Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor, an invention that is used in most electrical appliances today.
  • The Telegraph

    The Telegraph

    Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph a machine that could send messages long distance across wires.
  • Conversion of Solar Radiation

    Conversion of Solar Radiation

    Auguste Mouchout a mathematic sinstructor was able to convert solar radiation directl into mechanical power.
  • Henry Fords

    Henry Fords

    Produced the Model T. As a flexible fuel vehicle, it could run or ehtanol,gasoline or a combination.
  • Worlds First Nuke

    Worlds First Nuke

    First test of a nuclear weapon, coe named Trinity occured at Alamorgo, New Mexico.
  • Nuclear Reactor

    Nuclear Reactor

    The first tim that power was generated from a commercial nuclear plant at Santa Susana,California.