tighechalk_5.8 energy timeline

First Coal

Jun 29, 1673

The first record of coal in the United States was shown on a map prepared by Louis Joliet.
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Electromagnetic Rotation

Jun 29, 1821

Michael Faraday (England) discovered the principle of electro-magnetic rotation that would later be the key to developing the electric motor.
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First Engine Run on Ethanol

Jun 29, 1826

Samuel Morey developed an engine that ran on ethanol and turpentine.
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Discover of Photovoltaic Effect

Jun 1, 1839

The discovery of the "photovoltaic effect" by Henri Becquerel that would allow the conversion of sunlight solar electric energy.
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First Commercial Well

Jun 29, 1859

Edwin Drake drilled the first commercial well and hit oil and natural gas at 69 feet below the earth's surface.
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First Hydroelectric Station

Jun 29, 1882

The world's first central DC hydroelectric station provided power for a paper mill in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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First Solar Cell

Jun 29, 1883

Charles Fritts (United States) built the first genuine solar cell with an efficiency rate between 1% to 2%.
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First Electricity Generating Wind Turbine

Jul 1, 1887

The first electricity generating wind turbine, was a battery charging machine installed by Scottish academic James Blyth to light his holiday home in Marykirk, Scotland.
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First Dry Stream Geothermal Plant

Jun 29, 1904

The first dry steam geothermal power plant was built in Laderello in Tuscany, Italy.

First Nuclear Power Plant

Dec 23, 1957

The Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first full-scale nuclear power plant, becomes operational at Shippingport, Pennsylvania.