Alternative energy

10 Key Historical Moments in the US: Energy Use

By Nyla Ruiz

  • First steam engine was built

    First steam engine was built
  • Period: to

    1700-2000

  • First electric light was built

    First electric light was built

  • First electric motor was created

    First electric motor was created

  • Heat engines

    Heat engines

  • The telegraph was created

    The telegraph was created

  • The first electric lamp was created

    The first electric lamp was created

  • First automobile was invented

    First automobile was invented

  • The hoover dam opened to the public

    The hoover dam opened to the public

  • Nuclear fission was discovered

    Nuclear fission was discovered

  • Production of solar panels began

    Production of solar panels began