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History of Energy

By RyanWu95

  • Coal found in Virginia

    Coal found in Virginia
    The coal found here will soon be used for generating electricity and in steelmakeing in the USA.

  • First Electric Train

    First Electric Train
    The first known electric locomotive was built in 1837 by chemist Robert Davidson of Aberdeen. The month and date were not given

  • Oil is first Discovered

    Oil is first Discovered
    Oil was first found in Pennsylvania when a home made drill went down 70 ft.

  • Lightbulb

    Lightbulb
    Thomas Edisin creates a carbon filament lightbulb that lasted 40 hours.

  • First Hydroelectric Dam

    First Hydroelectric Dam
    The First Hydro Electric dam began operation in Appleton, Wisconsin in the world.

  • First electricity creating wind turbine

    First electricity creating wind turbine
    The first electricity generating wind turbine, was a battery charging machine installed in July 1887 by Scottish academic James Blyth to light his holiday home in Marykirk, Scotland.

  • First Mass Produced Gasoline Car

    First Mass Produced Gasoline Car
    The Ford Model T was produced from 1908 until 1927.

  • First Nuclear Reactor

    First Nuclear Reactor
    On June 27, 1954, the USSR's Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant became the world's first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a power grid, and produced around 5 megawatts of electric power.

  • First Practical Solar Panels

    First Practical Solar Panels
    The modern photovoltaic cell was developed in 1954 at Bell Laboratories.

  • The Prius

    The Prius
    Toyota reveals the first mass produces electric car - the Toyota Prius