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Coal Production Begins
The first coal mine was created in Richmond, Virginia.
http://www.teachcoal.org/lessonplans/pdf/coal_timeline.pdf
https://www.worldcoal.org/coal/coal-mining -
Electricity Discovered
Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity.
https://www.tes.com/lessons/aoVmpQZRt8EXCg/electricity -
Industrial Revolution begins
With the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, there was a greater need for energy, and coal use became common.
http://top5resources.blogspot.com/2014/05/industrial-revolution.html -
Natural Gas Discovered
William Hart dug the first successful natural gas well in New York.
http://www.apga.org/apgamainsite/aboutus/facts/history-of-natural-gas
http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/topics/encyclopedia/natural-gas/ -
Creation of the Modern Water Turbine
James Francis invents the Francis Turbine, the basis for the modern water turbine.
https://www.hydropower.org/a-brief-history-of-hydropower
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First Oil Well
The first successful oil well was made in Pennsylvania by Edwin Drake.
https://www.priweb.org/ed/pgws/history/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html
http://aoghs.org/petroleum-pioneers/first-florida-oil-well/ -
Invention of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invents the first lightbulb.
http://www.bulbs.com/learning/history.aspx -
Invention of the Electricity-Generating Wind Turbine
Charles Brush invents the first electricity-generating wind turbine in Cleveland, Ohio.
http://www.thirdplanetwind.com/energy/history.aspx
https://www.pexels.com/search/wind%20turbine/ -
Invention of the Solar Cell
Russel Ohl invents the solar cell, allowing the energy of the sun to be harnessed.
http://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/
https://www.solarpowerauthority.com/ground-mounted-versus-rooftop-mounted-solar-panels/ -
First Nuclear Plant built in the US
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station was the first nuclear power plant in the US, built on Ohio River.
https://nuclear.duke-energy.com/2012/07/31/a-brief-history-of-nuclear-power-in-the-u-s
https://me-mechanicalengineering.com/nuclear-power-plant/
