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january 1 energy time line
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january 1 enery history time line
i did history of energy on january 1 from the 1700 until now. -
Discovery of Electricty .
Electricity, is a force of nature and it has been around since the creation of the universe. -
coal use
coal is used to generate about half of the electricity consumed in the United States. Coal is the largest domestically-produced source of energy. -
first electric battery
Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, known for his pioneering work in electricity. Volta was born in Italy and educated in the public schools there. By 1800 he had developed the so-called voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric battery, which produced a steady stream of electricity -
first lamp
In the 18th century, the central burner was invented, a major improvement in lamp design. The fuel source was now tightly enclosed in metal, and a adjustable metal tube was used to control the intensity of the fuel burning and intensity of the light. -
coal street lights
Different fuels throughout history have been used to create light. Some of these include olive oil, beeswax, sesame oil, whale oil, and fish oil. In 1726, Dr. Stephen Hales was the first person to document rendering a flammable fuel from distilling coal. -
discovery of oil in u.s
the oil discovery at Oil Creek Pennsylvania in 1859. For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the US was the largest oil producing country in the world; it is now the 3rd largest. -
hydropower
is power derived from the energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as watermills, sawmills, textile mills, dock cranes, and domestic lifts -
atomic energy act
is a United States federal law that is, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "the fundamental U.S. law on both the civilian and the military uses of nuclear materials." -
solar cell
is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. -
wind power
is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using: wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships.
