Energy use in US

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  • Coal

    Coal
    It was first used by the British and later was became a major fuel
  • First Battery

    First Battery
    In 1800, the first battery was invented by Alessandro Volta
  • Invention of the Light Bulb

    Invention of the Light Bulb
    The 1st light bulb was built by Humphry Davy in 1809. Thomas Alva Edison later improved the invention.
  • Ethanol Engine

    Ethanol Engine
    U.S. inventor Samuel Morey, develops an engine that runs on ethanol from 1824-1826.
  • Electric Motor

    Electric Motor
    Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor in 1837. His motor ran at up to 600 revolutions per minute, and powered machine tools and a printing press.
  • Hydroelectric Power

    Hydroelectric Power
    Lester Allen Pelton invented a type of hydraulic turbine that used a free-jet impulse system to turn a wheel in 1880. Later in 1887, miners connected a generator to a Pelton wheel and began generating electricity.
  • Windmill invented

    Windmill invented
    Charles F. Brush invented the first windmill in 1888. Originally the windmills were designed to grind grain and pump water but later were used for energy
  • First automobile: Model T

    First automobile: Model T
    In 1908, Henry Ford invents the first autombile, The Modle T. It ran on gasoline or ethanol.
  • Electric AC Invented

    Electric AC Invented
    Willis Haviland Carrier invented the electric air conditioner in 1911
  • Solar Panel

    Solar Panel
    The research of solar panels began in 1839 with research undertaken by a French physicist Antoine-Caesar Becquerel. In 1941, Russel Ohl invented the first silicon solar cell.