Historical energy events

By mduffy45

  • The first gas light.

    The first gas light.
    The first gas light was turned on in the white hoouse.

  • The first electrical fire system

    The first electrical fire system
    William Channing invented the first electrical fire alarm

  • oil pipeline

    oil pipeline
    The first oil pipeline to transport cruse petroleum was completed by Samuel Syckel.

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone
    Alexander Grahm Bell, Elisha Grey, Phillip Reis, and Antonio Meucci have all had a piece of credit in inventing the first means of communication.

  • First Electical Motor

    First Electical Motor
    Thomas Davenport was the first to create a patten of the "electrical motor" http://energyquest.ca.gov/time_machine/time_machine_efficiency1.php?start=16

  • Geothermal energy tested

    Geothermal energy tested
    Geothermal energy was succesfully tested.

  • Solar Power

    Solar Power
    The first solar power paten was submitted

  • Nuclear Power

    Nuclear Power
    The first commercial nuclear power plant to produce energy was in Massacusets.

  • The biggest pummped water storage facility

    The biggest pummped water storage facility
    This allowed the people to store the water and bring it down when energy is needed.

  • First Nuclear powered lighthouse

    First Nuclear powered lighthouse
    supplied a continuos flow of energy for 10 years.