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In China, people used wind to propel boats down the Nile Ruseieras early as 5000 B.C. By 200 B.C. But simple windmills where used to pump water while vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails
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Since early recorded history, people have utilised wind energy. They used it for a lot of things like, to propel boats. It was an important event because people have discovered different ways that you can use wind energy
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The first time a wind driven wheel is used to power a machine. A Greek engineer invented this windmill.
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The first windmill was created in the United States by Daniel Halladay, he began inventing windmills in 1854 in his Connecticut machine shop.
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The first ever windmill that was used for electricity was created by Professor James Blyth from Anderson’s collage in Glasgow, Scotland in July 1887.
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It was invented in the 1920 by French men. It was patented in 1931 in US. It was important because it is useful for farms
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The first wind farm was built in 1980 in California, it is a important event because a lot of important lessons where learnt such as a greater awareness of environmental affects
