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Street Light
The first street lights were lit using gas made from coal. They were first invinted in Baltimore, Maryland. -
Electric Motor
Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor. This machine is still used in most electric appliances today. -
Thomas Edison Invents the Lightbulb
Thomas edison using carbon filament created the first lightbulb that lasted for 40 hours. He was the first successful attempt at making a lightbulb. -
The First Hydroelectric Dam
The first Hydroelectric Dam wasa in the US.The Schoelkopf Power Station No. 1 began operating near Niagra Falls. Within eight years there 200 working hydroelectric dams in the United States. -
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Electrons Discovered
Joseph John Thomson discovered electrons. -
Geothermal Electric Power Plant
Piero Ginori Conti invents the first geothermal electric power plant. -
The First Automobile
Henry Ford invented the first automible, it ran on oil and it was rather affordable. -
Megawatt Wind Turbine
The very first wind turbine was built in Vermont. It could create 1.25 megawatts, it was the largest wind turbine ever built until 1979. -
Solar Cells
Reserachers came up with an atom that could take rays from the sun and turn into energy. This technology was first used in space. -
Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
The very first nuclear power plant in the United States was opened in Pennyslvania. The plant made energy by seperating uranium atoms. -
Mass-Produced Electric Car1
General Motors created the first electric car. Then after the mass-production California made it a law to wher it had to be electric to help with air pollution
