Historical Energy Events

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  • First Steam Engine

    First Steam Engine
    The steam engine could generate power and transmit it to a machine.

  • Electric Light

    Electric Light
    It was a light-bulb, but not like the ones we use today.

  • Oil Well

    Oil Well
    It could produce oil and gas in giant quantities and made it economically viable.

  • Battery

    Battery
    This consisted of copper and zinc discs put on top of each other. The copper and zinc were separated by a layer of cloth that was soaked in brine.

  • Automobile

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

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    The Hoover Dam was opened to the public this day.

  • Nuclear Fission

    Nuclear Fission
    The discoveryof this was the main process to generating nuclear energy

  • Silicon Solar Cell

    Silicon Solar Cell
    This was an electrical device that converted energy of light directly into electricity.

  • August 1, 1946: Atomic Energy Act

    August 1, 1946: Atomic Energy Act
    President Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.

  • Solar Panels

    Solar Panels
    A solar Panel was designed to absorb the sun's rays and use the energy for generating electricity or heating.