10 Key Historical Energy Events

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  • First Steam Engine

    First Steam Engine
    The steam engine generated power to a machine.

  • First Electric Light Created

    First Electric Light Created
    In other words the first light bulb.

  • First Electric Telegraph Invented

    First Electric Telegraph Invented
    Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph. The electric telegraph was a machine that could send messages long distance across a wire.

  • First Oil Well

    First Oil Well
    The first oil well in the U.S. could produce oil and gas in efficient numbers which made it economically sustainable.

  • First Battery Invented

    First Battery Invented
    The first battery invented was made of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of each other, separated by a layer of cloth or cardboard soaked in brine.

  • First Electric Lamp Invented

    First Electric Lamp Invented
    This lamp was the same as modern lamps we have today just less modified.

  • First Automobile Invented

    First Automobile Invented
    This Automobile was a one-cylinder two stroke unit.

  • Wind Turbine Invented

    Wind Turbine Invented
    Charles Brush built the first wind turbine to generate electricity. It was 17 meters tall and used 144 cedar rotor blades.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    The Hoover Dam was first opened to the public.

  • First Silicon Solar Cell Invented

    First Silicon Solar Cell Invented
    The first silicon solar cell was an electrical device that could convert the energy of light into electricity.