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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution required energy derived from coal, mostly in coal powered machines that changed the use of energy up to this point. -
Drake well
The first ever oil well to be drilled in the US. It was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania. -
Pennsylvanian Oil Rush
Ignited by the Drake well, the first ever oil rush occured in Pennsylvainia from 1860-1870. This rush also started many more oil booms around the US, especially in Texas. -
The Standard Oil Company
The first ever oil company was started by John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefellr, Henry M. Flagler, and Samuel Andrews. It went on to become the US's first big monopoly -
The "Invention" of the Light Bulb
Thomas Edison made great improvements to the idea of the incandescent light bulb and created one that worked for long periods of time. -
The first Hydroelectric Power Plant
The first plant to incorporate hydroelectric power was Appleton Edison Light Company in Appleton, Wisconsin. The plant itself was on the Fox River and ran suprisingly well. -
The First Electric Train System in the US
The first electric train system in the US was call the "Lightning Route". It was an all electric streetcar (similar to a train car) syestem that ran throughout Montgomery, Alabama. -
The Model T
The first car that was mass produced and bought by the middle class of America was the Model T, a product of Henry Ford that ran off of gasoline, kerosene, or ethanol. -
The First Solar Cell (Solar Panel)
The first solar cell was deveoped at Bell Industries and were brought out of obscurity by the addition of them to the Vanguard 1 satellite. -
The First Electric Car
The first working electric car in the U.S. was designed by GM in 1990 and named "The Impact"
