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Thomas Edison invents the light first incadescent lightbulb!
On December 31st, 1879, Edison made the first public display and access of the incadescent bulb! The bulb was created in Menlo Park in California. -
The first US hydroelectric power plant!
Wisconsin was home to the world's first hydroelectric power plant, which began operations on September 30, 1882! It was the first one in the world and sparked many other ideas for alternative energy sources! -
Ohio has the first wind turbine!
The first wind turbine was built in the US! Professor Charles F. Brush builds the first wind turbine! It was not very commercialized but inspired other inventors! -
Peter Cooper Hewitt invented the first colored light bulb!
The lightbulb had been in the process of creation and production since May through August but Hewwitt patented the design on September 17th, 1901. It was an early version of the fluorescent bulb! It was not popular due to its color! which was a blueish shade! -
failed attempt to build a geothermal energy source
The Us planned to create a geothermal energy source in the Geyser steam fields in California. The attempt failed due to incorrect estimations in the pipes and pressure. The exact date is not known when the geothermal energy source failed. -
The Hoover Dam begins construction
The Hoover Dam is beginning to be built. It was previously known as the Boulder Dam! It was expected to cost $49 million dollars but ended up costing $861 million! It was considered the tallest dam in the world but now the Three Gorges Dam of China is the tallest. The amount of concrete used in building it was enough to pave a road stretching from San Francisco to New York City. The exact date is was constructed is un available! -
The fluorescent bulbs were revealed to the public!
American lighting companies were demonstrating fluorescent lights to the U.S. at the 1939 New York World’s Fair! They lasted significantly longer and were more efficient than the incandescent bulb! -
The world's first megawatt wind turbine is built
Vermont, US The world's first megawatt wind turbine is built and connected to the power grid in Castleton, Vermont. The turbine has 75-foot blades and weighs 240 tons.
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The invention of the LED light!
Nick Holonyak, Jr. invented the first version of the LED light or light emitting diode! The first one created was a red light, which would later be used in calculators an other electronics. Other colors would be created later! The exact date is not known about the creation of the light bulb! -
Edward Hammer invented the first CFL or Compact Fluorescent light!
Edward Hammer invented the first CFL or Compact Fluorescent light!! The date is unknown as to when he actually began the creation and production of the bulb but due to the difficulty of the manufacturing process for coating the interior of the spiral glass tube, it was not manufacturedor sold. Other companies began manufacturing and selling similar bulbs in 1995.
