Key Historical points of Energy

  • Coal Gas

    Coal Gas

    Invention of a machine used to create coal gasoline.
  • Windmills

    Windmills

    Daniel Halladay produces the first american windmills. They were the first to utilize wooden blades.
  • Pennsysvania Rock Oil Company

    Pennsysvania Rock Oil Company

    The first oil company created in Pennsylvania.
  • First Commercial Oil Well

    First Commercial Oil Well

    The first commercially used oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania by Colonel Edwin Drake.
  • Keokuk Dam

    Keokuk Dam

    The worlds largest dam, Keokuk dam, opened.
  • Survey

    Survey

    U.S. Geological Survey predicts that the United States only has 20 years of oil supply.
  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam

    Hover Dam begins generating power.
  • Nuclear Reactors

    Nuclear Reactors

    The First Nuclear Reactors were invented and put into use in Europe.
  • Association for Applied Solar Energy

    Association for Applied Solar Energy

    The association for applied solar energy is founded in the United States.
  • Solar

    Solar

    The first solar cell power plant is used