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Coal
In the 1740's, coal was a very prominent fuel for lots of people in the united States.
https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-quarterly-the-impact-of-the-railroads-on-coal-mining/13216 -
Battery
On March 20, 1800, Alessandro Volta created the first battery.
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200603/history.cfm -
Natural Gas
In 1821, William Hart was able to build the first well which made natural gas harvest able and usable.
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Solar Energy
In 1839, Alexandre Edmond Becquerel created the first way to capture and use the sun as a source of energy.
http://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel#/media/File:Photovoltaik_Dachanlage_Hannover_-_Schwarze_Heide_-_1_MW.jpg -
Hydroelectric energy
In 1849, a British engineer, James Francis, created the first usable source of hydro energy.
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Oil Rush
In the 1870's, America had a huge uprising in the pumping of oil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_oil_rush
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Light Bulb
In 1879 Thomas Edison created the light bulb. http://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html
http://craluxlighting.com/lighting/when-did-thomas-edison-complete-the-light-bulb.php -
Wind Energy
In the year of 1887, Charles F.Brush created usable wind energy.
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Geothermal Energy
In 1904, Piero Ginori Conti created the first factory to use steam as a source of energy.
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Nuclear Energy
In 1934, Enrico Fermi created usable nuclear energy.
http://connection.ebscohost.com/science/nuclear-power/history-nuclear-energy-production
