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1 CE
First use of petroleum
In the year 1 A.D. the Chinese are the first to refine petroleum for lamps. http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/timeline-energy-history.htm -
Jan 1, 1000
First wind mills
In the year 1000 AD the Persians were the first to use wind mills as an energy source. http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/timeline-energy-history.htm -
steam powered engine
In 1712 the first steam powered engine was used to pump water out of coal mines. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015 -
First solar oven
In 1767 the first solar oven or solar cooker was created by Horace de Saussure. http://energyinformative.org/the-history-of-solar-energy-timeline/ -
First hydrogen cell
The first hydrogen cell is used for energy in 1838. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015 -
First oil well
In the 1850's the first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania. http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/timeline-energy-history.htm -
First solar power system
In the 1860's the french created the first solar power system that heated up steam to drive machinery. (source is the same as the first steam engine) -
World's first ever geothermal heating
In 1892 the world's first geothermal heating system was built in Boise, Idaho. (source is the same as the first steam engine) -
The first gas powered car
In 1908henery ford created the first gas powerd car. http://www.ei.lehigh.edu/learners/energy/readings/energy_timeline.pdf -
First use of nuclear energy in the U.S
In the 1950's the U.S. started using nuclear energy as an alternative energy source. http://geology.com/articles/history-of-energy-use/
