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History of energy in the U.S.

By austinc-b

  • Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity

    Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity
    Benjamin Franklin performs his famous experiment and discovers electricity.

  • Stream locomotive

    Stream locomotive
    The baltimore Thumb was the first steam locomotive to run in the u.s.

  • Samuel Morse invents telegraph system

    Samuel Morse invents telegraph system
    Morse's system only used one wire and was used for communication all over the U.S.

  • First Electric motor

    First Electric motor
    Invented by Emily and Thomas Davenport, it was commercially unsuccessful unfortunately, but necessary never the less.

  • First gas engine

    First gas engine
    George Brayton invents the first true gas engine, it ran on kerosene and was a two stroke engine

  • Schoelkopf Power station

    Schoelkopf Power station
    First hydroelectric plant in the U.S. It was situated on Niagra falls.

  • First Solar Cell invented

    First Solar Cell invented
    Charles Fritz harnesses solar energy and turns it into electricity.

  • First Overhead powerline built

    First Overhead powerline built
    electricity could now be sent to places farther away.

  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant
    This plant was opened by Dwight Eisenhower.

  • Modern Electric Car

    Modern Electric Car
    Tesla come out with the Tesla Roadster, it can go 200 miles on one charge.