Alternative energy

Historical Energy Events

By noah.adams13
  • Thales Discovers Stataic Electricity
    Mar 1, 600

    Thales Discovers Stataic Electricity

    Thales is the first known person to record his findings about static electricity
  • Coal Mining begins in Scottland
    Jan 1, 1575

    Coal Mining begins in Scottland

    Sir George Bruce of Carnock opens a coal mine to extract coal from a moat pit
  • First US Coal Mine

    First US Coal Mine

    The first US coal mine is established by settlers on the James River near Richmond, VA. This led to expansions of mines near Maryland and West Virginia.
  • Ben Franklin Discovers Lightning

    Ben Franklin Discovers Lightning

    Discovers lightning in 1746 then conducts many experiments in the summer of 1747 and publishes his work to a scientist in England.
  • First Natural Gas Well Is constructed

    First Natural Gas Well Is constructed

    William Hart dug the first successful natural gas well in the U.S. in Fredonia, New York.
  • First Electric Motor

    First Electric Motor

    Michael Faraday creates the first electric motor from a magnet and voltic electricity
  • First use of Natural Gas In The US for Brine Salt

    First use of Natural Gas In The US for Brine Salt

    The first industrial use of natural gas in the U.S. is recorded near Centerville, Pennsylvania, when gas is used to evaporate brine to make salt.
  • Hoover Dam is opened

    Hoover Dam is opened

    The Hoover Dam is constructed in 1931 and opened in 1936. This is the first major Dam built in the US.
  • Worlds's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens

    Worlds's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens

    The world's first nuclear power plant becomes operational in Obninsk, outside of Moscow.
  • First Modern Oil Well Is Drilled In Asia

    First Modern Oil Well Is Drilled In Asia

    The first modern oil well is drilled in Asia by Russian Engineer F.N. Semyenov.