Historical Energy Events

By Carolyn Page Knipping
  • Jan 1, 600

    First Known wind powered machine

    First Known wind powered machine
    First windmill was created and known to be the first instances of wind powering a machine in history. This machine was called Heron of Alexandria.

  • First Electrical Power Lines

    First Electrical Power Lines
    Invented by Stephen Gray,

  • Idea of Solar Energy

    Idea of Solar Energy
    Horace de Saussure invented the first official idea of capturing a storing solar energy. The year is the only date recorded, the day or month is not recorded.

  • First elecrical automobel

    First elecrical automobel
    Robert Anderson created the first elactrical carriage.

  • Start of Hydroelectricity

    Start of Hydroelectricity
    Lester Allan Pelton invented the idea of Hydroelectricity. Just justifys the year not the month or day.

  • Fist Light bulb

    Fist Light bulb
    Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb in America.

  • Coal used to produce energy in homes and factories

    Coal used to produce energy in homes and factories
    Electricity was now able to be generated in homes and factories due to the use of coal.

  • first electricity-generating wind turbine

    first electricity-generating wind turbine
    James Blyth was the inventer of the first electricity generating wind turbine.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    The Hoover Dam creates enough energy for 1.5 million people a year and is a major hydroenergy we use.

  • First succesful solar panel

    First succesful solar panel
    Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Daryl Chapin worked together in creating the first practical solar panel.