historic events in enegry

ben franklin discovers lighting in eletricty

Jun 15, 1752

ben franklin takes a key and a kite and flies it during a storm, gets eletricutred and discoves lighting is eletricity

oil found in alaska

Sep 17, 1902

oil drills struck oil in alaska for the first time in katalla, alaska

the U.S. atomic enegry commsion is created

Jan 1, 1947

the U.S. atomic enegry commison, responsible for the atomic bombs is founded.

atomic enegry act

Jun 28, 1954

the national atomic energy act allowed the controlled use of nuclear materials to make enegry.

national enegry conservation act

Jun 28, 1978

in 1978 the national enegry consevation act was sighned and established.

tesla coil

Jun 28, 1981

in 1981 nikola tesla invinted the tesla coil an means for transporting eletricity.

nuclear waste policy act

Jun 28, 1982

made the govrenment responsible for the permanent disposal of neclear waste,

oil pollution act of 1990

Jun 28, 1990

made oil compaines responsible for paying for offshore spills.

oil production peaks.

Jun 28, 2006

oil procuction peaked in the US and around the world in 2006 with an averagr of 70 million barrels a day