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The Word "Electricity"
The word "electricity" was created from the word "electron" by English William Gilbert. He wrote about the electrification of many substances. (see *f) -
Industrial Revolution
In the early 1800's, coal was used to power steamships and steam-powered railroads. Large, industrial factories were created, and coal energy was mass-produced! (see *a) -
Electric Telegraph
Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. (see *j) -
Lightbulb!
Thomas Edison created a incandescent light bulb with a "carbonized filament of uncoated cotton thread" that could last for up to 1,200 hours! (see *b) -
Wind Turbine
Charles Brush built the first wind turbine in Cleveland, Ohio. It is 17 metres tall and uses 144 cedar rotor blades (12 kilowatts). (see *c) -
Solar Power
In 1839 Alexandre Edmond Becquerel figured out how solar power worked, but it was too inefficient to use. In 1941, Russell Ohl furthered his research to invent the solar cell. (see *d) -
Nuclear Energy
In 1956, the British opened the first nuclear power station in the history in Calder Hall. (see *g) -
Fracking
Modern day fracking began in the 1990s when George P. Mitchell combined hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. (see *i) -
Three Gorges Dam
In 2009, the Three Gorges Dam solved flood control and energy production and powered 1/9 of China (18.2 million homes). It is the largest and most powerful hydropower project in the world. (see *e) -
Trump Withdraws US from Paris Climate Accords
A devastating incident concludes that that the US will join Syria and Nicaragua in being the only nations to not work towards ending global climate change. (see *h) -
Today, We Cite Sources
*a - https://fossil.energy.gov/education/energylessons/coal/coal_history.html
*b - https://energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb
*c - http://www.thirdplanetwind.com/energy/history.aspx
*d - http://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/
*e - science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/three-gorges-dam-disaster.htm
*f - http://inventors.about.com/od/britishinventions/fl/William-Gilbert.htm
*g -
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