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Dutch Windmills
Dutch build NOT invent the windmill, Windmill was invented in 10th century by the Persians. -
England
*actual date not known
English develop Coke Coal and aid Iron production, on their way to the Industrial Revolution -
First Steam Engine
*not actual date, just year
Thomas Savery developed the first crude steam engine -
Ethanol
*1830's
Ethanol becomes a popular lamp oil and replaces whale oil -
Solar Power
*1860's
The first Solar Power System was developed in France -
Electric Plant
First Electric Plant by Thomas Edison in New York -
Geothermal Heating
*not actual date
World's first Geothermal Heating System. Built in Boise, Idaho -
Hoover Dam
*not actual date
Hoover Dam, world's largest hydroelectric Power Plant built -
Nuclear Power
First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity- built in Idaho -
Solar Power Plant
Solar One: First large scale Thermal Power Plant in Daggett, California -
First Known Use of Petrolium (AD)
*actual date unknown
Chinese refine Petrolium (oil)
