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10 Key Historical Energy Events

By MelBischoff

  • Static Electricity and Lightning

    Static Electricity and Lightning
    Ben Franklin tied a key to a kite during a thunderstorm and proved that static electricity and lightning were the same thing.

  • First Self Moving Vehicle

    First Self Moving Vehicle
    Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first military tractor that ran by itself on steam. It could only go 2.5 miles per hour.

  • First Electric Battery

    First Electric Battery
    Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery.

  • First Internal Combustion Engine

    First Internal Combustion Engine
    Samuel Morey created an engine that ran on ethanol and turpentine.

  • First Electric Motor

    First Electric Motor
    Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor which is used in most electric appliances today.

  • First Telegraph

    First Telegraph
    Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph that could send messages long distances through wires.

  • Conversion of Solar Radiation to Mechanical Power

    Conversion of Solar Radiation to Mechanical Power
    Auguste Mouchout was able to convert solar radiation directly into mechanical power.

  • First Model T

    First Model T
    Henry Ford produced the Model T, a flexible fuel vehicle. It could run on ethanol, gasoline, or a combination of the two.

  • First Nuclear Weapon

    First Nuclear Weapon
    The first test of a nuclear weapon, code-named Trinity,occurred in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

  • First Time Power Was Made From Nuclear Plant

    First Time Power Was Made From Nuclear Plant
    This was the first time that power was generated from a commercial nuclear plant in Santa Susana, California.