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On december the thirty-first, Thomas Edison invented the incondescent light bulb. He failed numberous times until he finally changed history. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=the%20date%20thomas%20edison%20light%20bulb
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This act established that the Bureau of Mines could build energy resource labs. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events
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This act established that all atomic energy activity would be given to the Atomic Energy Commission to deal with. http://energy.gov/management/august-1-1946-atomic-energy-act
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President Truman approves of 1.4 billion dollars being used to expand the Atomic Energy Commission to produce uranium and plutonium http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events
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President Nixon establishes the Energy Policy Office. The office is responsible for formulating and coordinating energy policies at the presidential level.
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The Energy Research and Development Administration makes the establishment of the Solar Energy Research Institute. They are a Federal facility dedicated that trys to find ways that harness and use energy from the sun. This happened in Colorado. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-1
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President Carter talks about the National Energy Plan. His plan wants the establishment of an energy department. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-1
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The Department of Energy was created. This gave more significance to the use of energy. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-1
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President Carter signs the Energy Security Act. This act has 6 different principles to it. They consist of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act, Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act, Renewable Energy Resources Act, Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act and Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act, Geothermal Energy Act, and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act.
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The largest wind power facility is developed. The location is in Iowa and it was tested by the department of energy.
