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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin historically tied a key to the end of a kite and flew it out in a lighnting storm when it was struck with lighnitng, setting the future of energy up for huge successes. -
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10 Key Historical Energy Events in the United States
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The First Electric Motor
This was the year Thomas Davenport created the first ever electric motor setting the future for cars, and household items around the world. -
The first lightbulb
The first lightbulb EVER was invented by Joseph Swan and it lsted 13 hours, which wasnt long, but allowed Thomas Edison to create an even better one which lead to all of the lights we use today. -
The First Solar Pannels
This was one of the largest advancements within clean energy, when Henry Becquerel noticed the pannels he created attracted and held energy from the sun he created a newer cleaner road for everyone. -
Natural Gas
This was the largest year for natural gas, it became a household use and pipelines were built everywhere for delivery. -
Space Travel
GE develpoed hydrogen fuel cells to send water into space in the Apollo and Gemini space missions and it went flawlessley, which was the beginning of all hydrogen based space travel. -
The First Battery
When Alessandro Volta realized that electrical wired carried currents throughout the water created the beginning of everything portable, wireless, to everything we know as electronics today. -
Wind Power
This year NASA invested in windmills and wind power and experimented with many designs to see which one was the most effective and led to to design of windmills we have today. -
Hydrogen
In this year the hydrogen future act was passed which wanted to expand hydrogen into the 21st century's number one clean gas. -
Electric Cars
GM produced the first electric zero emission car called the MV1 openeing the doorway for more clean cars.
