Science Work

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  • First Uses of Coal
    2000 BCE

    First Uses of Coal

    The Chinese first used coal as a heating source but was frowned upon because it produced so much smoke.
  • Developed Natural Gas
    200 BCE

    Developed Natural Gas

    The first practical use of natural gas. They used it to pull the salt out of brine. (Solution of salt water)
  • First Steam Engine

    First Steam Engine

    Developed in England to pump water out of coal mines.
  • The First Battery

    The First Battery

    This was not the first try to make a device that could store energy but it was the first that worked.
  • First Electric Motor

    First Electric Motor

    Thomas Davenport invented this and is now used in modern electrical appliances.
  • First Recharable Battery

    First Recharable Battery

    Gaston Plante creates the first lead-acid battery
  • Invention of The Lightbulb

    Invention of The Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison creates the first bulb that uses heat to produce light.
  • First Diesel Engine to Run on Vegetable Oil

    First Diesel Engine to Run on Vegetable Oil

    First public demonstration of diesel fuel at the worlds fair in France.
  • Worlds First Flex Fuel Vehicle

    Worlds First Flex Fuel Vehicle

    1908 Ford Model T becomes first car to run on ethanol or gasoline.
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    First Solar Cell

    Russel Ohl created to first silicon solar cell in 1941. But at the time the solar panels were not efficient. The energy conversation received from the sun stood under 1%. It wasn't until 1954 that the efficiency level stood at 6%.