History of Energy

By KevSomers
  • Steam Engine Patented

    Steam Engine Patented

    James Watt patents the modern-day steam engine.
  • First Sucessfuul Oil Well

    First Sucessfuul Oil Well

    First sucessful oil well is built in Pennsylvania by Edwin Drake.
  • Lightbulb Invented

    Lightbulb Invented

    Thomas Edison invents(Or rather imroves upon) the incandescent lightbulb.
  • Vulcan Streed Plant is Built

    Vulcan Streed Plant is Built

    The Vulcan Street Hydrolectric Plant begins operating in Appleton, Wisconsin.
  • First Gas-Powered Car

    First Gas-Powered Car

    Karl Benz recieves the first patent for a gas-pwered car.
  • First Electric Windmill Built

    First Electric Windmill Built

    First windmill to produce electricty is built in Scotland by Prof James Blyth.
  • First Geothermal Generator

    First Geothermal Generator

    First geothermal power generator is built in Larderello, Italy by Prince Piero Ginori Conti
  • First Silicon Solar Cell

    First Silicon Solar Cell

    First silicon solar cell (A less efficient version of what we use today) invented by Russell Ohl.
  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant

    First nuclear power plant to supply a power grid is built in the USSR.
  • World's Largest Dam Built

    World's Largest Dam Built

    World's largest hydroelectric plant/dam is completed in China.