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historical energy events
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first coal mining in US
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kite and key
Ben franklin tied a key to a kite strind during a lightning storm. after getting a shock and proved that static electricity and lightning were the same. His correct understanding of the nature of electricity paved the way for the future. -
Electric Motor
Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor, an invention that is used in most electrical appliances today. -
oil drilling
In 1859, Edwin Drake drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. he began the drilling industry by developing a new way to drill for oil. -
lightulb
thomas edison created the first succesful lightbulb that lasted long and change american lives -
hydroelectric dam
hydroelectricity is clean way to generate energy with the movement of water -
1st geothermal plant
John D. Grant drills a well and builds the first geothermal power plant in the United States. His plants were able to produce 250 kilowatts. -
1st megawatt wind turbine
This huge wind turbine was installed in Vermont. It had the capability of producing 1.25 megawatts. -
first solar cells
the invention of solar cells brought a whole new meaning to alternitave energy. we ca nw harvest energy... FROM THE SUN! -
nuclear power
the tricky job of splitting nuclear atoms generates power as an alternitave energy source
