Historical Energy Events

First stem engine is created

1712

Created by Thomas Newcomen to circulate continuous power to a machine
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine)

First battery created

1800

Created by Alessandro Volta
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_battery)

The first electromagnetic generator is created

1831

Created by Michael Faraday to convert motive power into electrical power
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_generator)

First electric stove

1859

Created by George B. Simpson
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_stove)

First light bulb is created

1879

Thomas Edison created the first light bulb
(https://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html)

First Hydroelectric plant is created

1882

Created by H.F. Rogers to create energy/electricity
(https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/sep30/first-hydroelectric-plant-opens/)

First water heater is created

1889

Created by Edwin Ruud
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_heating)

First car in America

1893

Car was created by Henry Ford and William Durant
(https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/automobiles)

First air conditioning unit

1902

Created to solve a problem at a printing plant
(https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/technology-and-society/global-cooling-the-history-of-air-conditioning)

First solar cell is created

1941

Created by Russell Ohl to transform sunlight into energy
(https://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/)