History of energy

By jackmulderig

  • COAL

    COAL
    commercial production of coal begins in Richmond, Virginia.

  • ELECTRICITY

    ELECTRICITY
    Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity

  • COAL

    COAL
    coal enters the home as a source of heat.

  • GAS

    GAS
    Gas lanterns are put into the streets of baltimore maryland

  • ELECTRICITY

    ELECTRICITY
    Michael Faraday creates the first electric motor

  • OIL

    OIL
    Oil is first found in Pennsylvania by Edwin Drake

  • WOOD

    WOOD
    Wood and lumber replace coal as the popular way to produce heat for buisnesses and homes.

  • COAL/ELECTRICITY

    COAL/ELECTRICITY
    Thomas Edison creates the first coal powered powerplant ro supply energy.

  • HYDROELECTRIC

    HYDROELECTRIC
    first hydroelectric dam opens in Wisconsin

  • GASOLINE

    GASOLINE
    Henry Ford creates the model T

  • GASOLINE

    GASOLINE
    gasoline becomes the most popular form of fuel

  • NUCLEAR

    NUCLEAR
    nuclear energy becomes the second largest source of electricity

  • WIND

    WIND
    wind farms become popular