Sun

Key Historical Energy Events

  • 200

    Early Man Discovers FIRE PREHISTORIC BC

    Early Man Discovers FIRE PREHISTORIC BC
    PREHISTORIC TIME
    BC- 1000 BC
  • 300

    Wind Power Captured 1000 BC

    Wind Power Captured 1000 BC
  • Ben Franklin Discovers Electricity

    Ben Franklin Discovers Electricity
  • 1st Natural Gas Well Dug

    1st Natural Gas Well Dug
    This well was built in 1821, but no specific month or date
  • First Oil Well Dug

    First Oil Well Dug
  • Coal Mines Major Energy Source

    Coal Mines Major Energy Source
    By the Civil war, the mines were the major source of US energy
  • Edison Builds First Power Plant

  • First Atomic Bomb

    First Atomic Bomb
  • Gas Crisis of the 70'S

    Gas Crisis of the 70'S
  • BEGINNING of Time - HEAT & LIGHT

    BEGINNING  of Time - HEAT & LIGHT
    The Sun as the first heat and light source