America aglow

Energy Use in the U.S.: Growth of Wisdom

By geotymelyme

  • Static Electricity Gives Hope!

    Static Electricity Gives Hope!
    Benjamin Franklin experimented with the static charges and theorizes about the existence of electricity.

  • The Lightning Rod

    The Lightning Rod
    After many stubborn efforts, Benjamin Franklin finally managed to produce the first lightning rod.

  • America's First Locomotive: Coal Powered

    America's First Locomotive: Coal Powered
    America's first locomotive, Tom Thumb, has been built by Peter Cooper.

  • Petroleum Used as Fuel

    Petroleum Used as Fuel
    Petroleum was used in the 1850's for lighting kerosene lamps.

  • First Incandescent Lamp.

    First Incandescent Lamp.
    In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent lamp in his laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ.

  • First Hydroelectric Plant

    First Hydroelectric Plant
    The first hydroelectric plant, Vulcan Street Plant, invented by Thomas Edison, opened in Wisconsin.

  • First Gas Station in the U.S.!

    First Gas Station in the U.S.!
    The first gas station in the U.S. was built in St. Louis, Missouri, on 412 S. Theresa Avenue.

  • Wind Turbine Success!

    Wind Turbine Success!
    The First Electric Wind Turbine was built by Putnam in Vermont.

  • First Effective Solar Panel!

    First Effective Solar Panel!
    Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller, and Daryl Chapin built the first effective solar panel of 6% conversion efficiency with direct sunlight.

  • Ethanol Fuel

    Ethanol Fuel
    Since the 2005, United States has become the leading ethanol-producing country.