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Chinese were the first to use coal as an energy source instead of burning wood https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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Europeans harness water energy to power mills
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Windmills were created by the Dutch to maintain balance between land and Sea https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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The steam engine used heated water to do many activities without electricity
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Ben Franklin discovered electricity when he was playing with his son because he attached a metal key to a kite and got shocked https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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Natural gas wells were drilled to harness natural gas to use in many objects that required electricity
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Kerosene was extracted from petroleum which was then burned in lamps instead of using expensive whale oil https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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The first solar power system was developed in France to produce steam which was then used to drive machinery https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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John D. Rockefeller standardized oil and developed petroleum as a major energy source for the US https://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015
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In Chernobyl, Ukraine an explosion occurred at a nuclear power plant thus releasing radioactive materials into the air
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