Energy's history

By AaronJ
  • Mar 1, 1121

    Theory of gravitational potential energy

    Theory of gravitational potential energy
    Al-Khazini realizes the potential energy in all substances

  • Primitive turbine

    Primitive turbine
    Italian Giovanni Branca creates a primitive turbine

  • Discovery of Electricity's charge

    Discovery of Electricity's charge
    Charles Francois du Fay discovered that electricity comes in two forms which he called resinous (-) and vitreous (+), now called negative and positive.

  • First battery

    First battery
    Alessandro Volta created the first battery

  • Invention of the battery

    Invention of the battery
    Called the voltaic pile at this time, it was invented by the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.

  • Invention of hydroelectric power

    Invention of hydroelectric power
    Lester Allan Pelton invented the free-jet water turbine, leading to hydroelectric power.

  • Solar Energy

    American scientists invent the first silicon chip capable of converting solar energy into a usable source

  • First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant

    First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
    In the US, this plant was designed to convert uranium into usable energy through nuclear reactions.

  • OPEC

    OPEC
    Oil prices are driven up

  • Oil's vulnerability

    Oil's vulnerability
    The Persian Gulf War makes it clear to the world that oil is not a reliable energy source forever