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Historical Energy Events

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  • Thomas Savery patents first steam engine

    Thomas Savery patents first steam engine
    In 1698, working with recent inventions, Thomas was trying to solve the problem of pumping water out of coal mines when he invented the first crude steam, engine.

  • Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity

    Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity
    In 1752, Benjamin Franklin theorized that he could harness electricity through lightning. He tested his theory using a kite.

  • First electric battery

    First electric battery
    Alessandro Volta introduced the first electric battery. Voltz, the measure of electricity, is named in his honor.

  • First hybrid car

    First hybrid car
    Robert Anderson of Scotlnad built the first electric car.

  • The telegraph is invented

    The telegraph is invented
    Samuel Morse invented the telegraph that could send messages across wires along a distance.

  • First hydroelectric power plant

    First hydroelectric power plant
    The world's first hydroelectric power plant opened in order to use rushing water to creat e electricity.

  • Charles Fritz's solar cell

    Charles Fritz's solar cell
    Charles Fritz turned the sun's rays into electricity. His solar cell had a conversion rate of only 1-2%.

  • First Alternating Current system

    First Alternating Current system
    William Stanley, funded by the Westinghouse, demonstrated the first alternating current system in 1886.

  • Roosevelt's REA

    Roosevelt's REA
    In 1935, President Roosevelt issued the New Deal, which established the REA (Rural Electrification Act) in order to reach rural ares with electricity.

  • First nuclear power plant opens

    First nuclear power plant opens
    Nuclear power as an energy source makes its first appearance in Obninsk, and a model Soviet science city is born.