Energy By nightmidd1 Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1899 coal used to produce light Dec 8, 1826 first ethanol engine invented May 5, 1838 Bacquerel studied how sunlight might be used as energy Oct 24, 1879 thomas edison Invented the lightbullb Oct 11, 1883 Charles fritz converted sun into energy Nov 4, 1888 Charles Brush discovered how to turn wind into electricity Apr 22, 1904 The first Geothermal power plant built Mar 1, 1921 Albert Einstein publishes work on photovoltaic solar energy Jun 27, 1941 solar pannels invented Aug 14, 2003 2003 northeast blackout
