Historical Energy Events in the Unites States

By loganb2899

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin flies a kite with a key attached to the end during a thunder storm. Lightning flows through the kite and to the key. Electricity is discovered and energy will be transformed.

  • Electric Battery

    Alessandro Volta create the electric battery in 1800. The electromotive unit of measurement, "volt", was named after him

  • First Electric Motor

    Thomas Davenport developed the first electric motor in the year of 1837. This discovery of energy impacted the future of cars and other automobiles world wide.

  • Fuel Cell Invented

    The first fuel cell was invented by Sir William Robert Grove. A fuel cell enables an object to combine both hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy.
    Exact date unknown

  • First Light Bulb Created

    Usually we think of Edison when we hear the word light bulb but an inventor named Joseph Swan was actually the first to invent the incandescent light bulb.

    The exact month is not known.

  • First Hydroelectric Dam

    The worlds first hydroelectric dam was built by H.J. Rogers. The dam was located on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. I used natural energy (the water) and generated enough energy to power Rogers' home, the plant itself, and another building.

  • Solar Panels

    The solar panel was a huge advancement for efforts toward clean energy. Henry Becquerel realized that the panels he had created were attracting and holding energy from the sun, thus the solar panel was created.

  • Geothermal Energy

    The Geothermal Energy Association was formed. It included U.S. companies that develop geothermal resources world wide for electrical power and heat generation.
    exact date unknown

  • Wind Power

    The year of 1975 was the year that NASA invested heavily in the power of wind and wind mills. They experimented with many different designs and helped to produce the windmills we have today.

  • Electric Car

    The first electric car was released by GM. It was a zero emission car called the EV1. The technology in the car opened doors for many others to be created to help our environment.
    Exact date unknown