-
Physicist Enrico Fermi and other physicist discovered that
a uranium atom splits by a neutron would cause a self- perpetuating chain reaction of atoms spitting releases enormous amounts of energy. -
After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki against the japanese, politicians, journalist, scientists, and business leaders were suggesting to use expand the use of nuclear bombs because of their awesome destructive
power. -
"In 1953, Bell Laboratories (now AT&T labs) scientists Gerald Pearson, Daryl Chapin and Calvin Fuller developed the first siliconsolar cell capable of generating a measurable electric current.
-
The U.S Army and the Air Force saw the device as an ideal power source of power source for a top project. When the Navy was awarded the task of the lunch, it rejected the solar cells as an untried technology.
-
The United States government passed the geothermal energy. Also thought congress excluded any lands within the national park system.
-
French prime minister messemer launches a nuclear power program in response to an oil crisis.
-
Three mile island reactor suffers a partial meltdown, radiation largely contained.
-
EBR-ii reactor demonstrates that advanced, sodium cooled could passively shut down without backup systems.
-
The act of hydrogen power to manage and resolve critical technical issues.
-
Two solar power tower which demonstrated the ability to collect and store solar energy efficiently and to generate electricity when needed.
-
There was a massive earthquake in Fukushima, Japan which had reached level seven which is the highest level.
