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Invention of the steam engine
The first early steam engine was invented by Thomas Savery in 1698. -
Ben Franklin links lightning to electricity
American inventor Ben Franklin made the connection between lightning and electricity by attaching a key to a kite and flying it in an electrical storm -
Invention of the steam locomotive
In 1781, a former coal miner invented a way to put the steam engine to good use with the steam locomotive -
Electric lightbulb invented
A crude form of the lightbulb was invented in 1800 by Humphry Davy. It was later made practical by Thomas Edison, and revolutionized the lives of millions. -
Battery invented
The battery was invented in 1800 by Alessandro Volta -
Internal combustion engine invented
An early form of the internal combustion engine was invented in 1859 by Etienne Lenoir. This engine ran off of a mixture of coal gas and air instead of gasoline. -
Invention of wind turbine
Wind energy had been harnessed for thousands of years to run mills, but the first time it was used for producing electricity was in 1887 by James Blyth -
Hoover Dam Built
Due to the Great depression, the Hoover dam was built to put men to work. The Hoover dam makes use of water flow to create hydroelectric power -
Nuclear fission discovered
While contriversial, nuclear energy is an effective means of alternative energy, and it works through nuclear fission. This was discovered in 1938 by Meitner, Hahn and Frisch. -
Invention of the solar panel
The solar panel was invented in 1941 by Russell Ohl.
