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Thomas Edison
On december the thirty-first, Thomas Edison invented the incondescent light bulb. He failed numberous times until he finally changed history. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=the%20date%20thomas%20edison%20light%20bulb -
Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act
This act established that the Bureau of Mines could build energy resource labs. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events -
Atomic Energy Act
This act established that all atomic energy activity would be given to the Atomic Energy Commission to deal with. http://energy.gov/management/august-1-1946-atomic-energy-act -
Prez Truman 1.4 billion dollar fund
President Truman approves of 1.4 billion dollars being used to expand the Atomic Energy Commission to produce uranium and plutonium http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events -
Energy Policy Office
President Nixon establishes the Energy Policy Office. The office is responsible for formulating and coordinating energy policies at the presidential level. -
Energy Research-Solar Energy Research
The Energy Research and Development Administration makes the establishment of the Solar Energy Research Institute. They are a Federal facility dedicated that trys to find ways that harness and use energy from the sun. This happened in Colorado. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-1 -
Prez Carter Energy Plan
President Carter talks about the National Energy Plan. His plan wants the establishment of an energy department. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-1 -
DOE
The Department of Energy was created. This gave more significance to the use of energy. http://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events-1 -
Energy Security Act
President Carter signs the Energy Security Act. This act has 6 different principles to it. They consist of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act, Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act, Renewable Energy Resources Act, Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act and Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act, Geothermal Energy Act, and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act. -
Largest Wind Power Turbines
The largest wind power facility is developed. The location is in Iowa and it was tested by the department of energy.
