Key Historical points of Energy

By ethan.j.knight

  • Coal Gas

    Coal Gas
    Invention of a machine used to create coal gasoline.

  • Windmills

    Windmills
    Daniel Halladay produces the first american windmills. They were the first to utilize wooden blades.

  • Pennsysvania Rock Oil Company

    Pennsysvania Rock Oil Company
    The first oil company created in Pennsylvania.

  • First Commercial Oil Well

    First Commercial Oil Well
    The first commercially used oil well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania by Colonel Edwin Drake.

  • Keokuk Dam

    Keokuk Dam
    The worlds largest dam, Keokuk dam, opened.

  • Survey

    Survey
    U.S. Geological Survey predicts that the United States only has 20 years of oil supply.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    Hover Dam begins generating power.

  • Nuclear Reactors

    Nuclear Reactors
    The First Nuclear Reactors were invented and put into use in Europe.

  • Association for Applied Solar Energy

    Association for Applied Solar Energy
    The association for applied solar energy is founded in the United States.

  • Solar

    Solar
    The first solar cell power plant is used