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First Discovery of Oil in America
French explorers found natives ingniting gases that had seeped into the area around Lake Erie. -
First Electrical Power Plant
Built by Thomas Edison in New York City the power plant produced DC power for steet and building lights. -
California Gas Wells
Gas wells drilled in Stockton are used for fuel...it even powers the town Courthouse. -
First Wind Turbine
Charles F. Brush built a wind turbine to power his home. The turbine was 60 feet hiegh weighed 80,000 pounds, and supported a rotor with a diameter of 56 feet. -
First AC Generating Plant
Using the power of the waterfalls at Niagra Falls, Nicolai Tesla and George Westinghouse build the first AC generating plant. -
Invention of the Quadricycle
Henery Ford built his first automoile to run on pure ethanol. -
First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction
The firxt self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was made possible by Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago. -
First Deep Sea Oil Platform
The first deep sea oil platform was used off the coast of California and in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Three Mile Island Accident
The core of the nuclear plant in Pennisilvainia began to belt due to cooling problems. This lead to radiation being released into the atmosphere. -
Guf War Oil Spil
The largest oil spill in history, 500 million gallons were poured into the Persian gulf by Iraqi troops retreated from Kuwait.