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10 Historical Energy Events

By Ewarobinson47

  • Thomas Edison Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison Lightbulb
    Thomas Edison, based off of works of other inventors, first demonstrated his incandescent light bulb.

  • First Electric Plant

    First Electric Plant
    Thomas Edison started up America´s first electric power plant in New York

  • First Electric Wind Turbine

    First Electric Wind Turbine
    Charles F. Brush invented the first electricity burning wind turbine and it generated 12 kW of power.

  • Burton Oil-->Gasoline

    Burton Oil-->Gasoline
    William F. Burton receives patent for his process to convert oil into gasoline

  • FIrst Successful Long Distance TV

    FIrst Successful Long Distance TV
    A successful demonstration of long distance television transmissions was given by President Hoover, who was broadcasted to Bell Labs in New York.

  • First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity

    First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity
    The reactor was bulit in Idaho

  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant
    In Obninsk, Russia, the first nuclear power plant was opened and used for commercial use.

  • Solar Panels Invented

    Solar Panels Invented
    Bell Lab scientist design the first practical panel. They had a successful trial and eventually supplied to NASA

  • First Major Blackout NE U.S.A.

    First Major Blackout NE U.S.A.

  • Largest Nuclear Accident

    Largest Nuclear Accident
    Chernobyl, Former Soviet Union

    A sudden surge of power caused the reactor to be destroyed