Historical Energy Events

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  • Voltaic Pile

    Voltaic Pile

    Alessandro Voltra produced an electric current by arranging cardboard, zinc, and copper. This was otherwise known as the first electric battery.
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  • Drake Drills

    Drake Drills

    Colonel Edwin Drake drills the first oil well at 69 feet in Titusville, Pennsylvania.
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  • First Rechargeable Battery

    First Rechargeable Battery

    Gaston Plante, a French inventor, developed the first rechargeable battery. His invention was developed and the same type of battery is used in today's cars. source
  • Auguste Mouchout Invents

    Auguste Mouchout Invents

    The French mathmatician had previously, in 1861, invented a machine that used sunlight for solar thermal energy electricity. In 1878, his solar generator powered a steam engine. source
  • Light Bulb

    Light Bulb

    Thomas Edison creates a light bulb that was able to glow for over 1500 hours.
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  • First Hydropower Plant

    First Hydropower Plant

    On the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin the first hydropower plant is opened using the Edison System. source
  • First Wind Energy

    First Wind Energy

    Professor James Blyth was the first to build an electricity-producting windmill in Glasgow, Scotland, of which ended up powering his home for a predicted 25 years.
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  • First Geothermal Energy

    First Geothermal Energy

    The first geothermal energy plant is created in Larderello, Italy by Prince Piero Ginori Conti.
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  • The Vanguard I

    The Vanguard I

    The first satellite to use electricity produced by solar energy is launched. source
  • Arc Lamp

    Arc Lamp

    Sir Humphry Davy invents the first electric light. He used two wires, a battery, and a charcoal strip, making charged carbon glow. Later, in 1815, he created a safety lamp for miners.
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