Historical Energy Events

By Noor536
  • First Steam Engine

    First Steam Engine

    The steam engine could generate power and transmit it to a machine.
  • First Electric Light created

    First Electric Light created

    It was a light bulb, but not the style of modern ones we have today.
  • First Oil Well in the U.S

    First Oil Well in the U.S

    The first oil well in the U.S., could produce oil and gas in sufficient quantities which makes it economically viable.
  • First Battery Invented

    First Battery Invented

    The first battery invented consisted of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of each other, separated by a layer of cloth or cardboard soaked in brine.

  • First Electric Lamp Invented

  • First Automoblie Invented

    First Automoblie Invented

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0x1pyPuDOI
  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam

    The Hoover Dam was opened to the public.
  • Nuclear Fission Discovered

    Nuclear Fission Discovered

    The discovery of nuclear fission was the main process to generating nuclear energy.
  • First Silicon Solar cell invented

    First Silicon Solar cell invented

    The first silicon solar cell invented was an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity.
  • Geothermal Energy

    Geothermal Energy

    The Geothermal Energy Association is formed. The association includes U.S. companies that develop geothermal resources worldwide for electrical power generation and direct-heat uses.