5.8 Energy Timeline

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    Hisory of Energy in the United States

  • First Commercial Coal mining in the US

    First Commercial Coal mining in the US
    In 1748 the first commercial production of coal began in Midlothian, Virginia. Coal from these mines were used in gunpowder during the American revolution

  • Beginning of the Industrial Revolution

    Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
    With the invention of the steam engine, the Industrial revolution begins. This was a period characterized by increased mechanization of the labor force. Coal became the predominant fuel.

  • Electric Motor invented

    Electric Motor invented
    Michael faraday invents the electric motor. This helped pave way for future developments in electricity and electric power.

  • First to Drill for Oil in the United States

    First to Drill for Oil in the United States
    In 1859, Edwin Drake was the first american to drill for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. This paved way for the American oil industry.

  • Standard Oil Chartered

    Standard Oil Chartered
    THe standard oil corporation was chartered in Ohio. John D. Rockefeller and his associates created the corporation. It would later gain a monopoly of oil refineries.

  • Edison's Light Bulb

    Edison's Light Bulb
    Thomas Edison and his team create the first long lasting incandescent lightbulb. This allows the masses to utilize electric power for light.

  • Model T Ford is Introduced

    Model T Ford is Introduced
    Henry Ford creates the Model T Ford. It could run on either gasoline or ethanol. The cheap mass produced car enabled motorized vehicles to be driven by the masses. The Model T ford could run on either gasoline or ethanol.

  • First windmill that generated eletricity

    First windmill that generated eletricity
    In 1931, on the Caspian Sea in Russia, the first electricity generating windmill was created. It generated about 100 kilowatts of electricity.

  • First Photovoltaic cells

    First Photovoltaic cells
    THe first photovoltaic cells were used to power satellites. These were created by Bell Laboratories. The photovoltaic effect was obserserved beforehand, thsi was the first time it was utilized into electricity.

  • First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant

    First Commercial Nuclear Power Plant
    In Shippingport, Pennsylvania the Shippingport Atomic Power Station was comissioned. This was the first commercial nuclear power plant. It was operated by the Duquesne Light Company.