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David Melville received a patent for the tools he used to make coal gas.
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Robert Fulto designed and built the first American steam-powered warship. The warship was named "Demologos," was launched in the New York Harbor.
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Baltimore was the first city in the U.S. to have a company,this was known as the Gas Company of Baltimore. Here was the first time in the US that coal gas had been used as a source of energy.
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The first American made steamboad crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Savannah to Liverpool in 25 days, running on steam for 18 of those days.
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Tom Thumb was the first locomotice in the US to carry passengers. It carried 26 passengers 13 miles for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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Michael Faraday discovered that changed in an electromagnetic field can induce electricity.
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"Gasometer," was the first gas meter. It was patented by James Bogardus.
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During President James Knox Polk's presidency, the first gaslight was turned on and used in the White house.
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Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company the first oil company created. The company was created by George H. Bissell.
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William Channingof Boston invented the first electric fire alarm system, and Boston was the first city to adopt the system.
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George B. Simpson invented an electroheater in which generated heat by electricity passing thrugh wire coils.
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In Pennsylvania, the first oil was for commerical purposes was drilled. It produced about 422 gallons of oil a day.
