The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs In Energy Technology

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1 THE STEAM ENGINE POWERS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Humans have always needed sources of power For most of history people burned wood straw or waste These were simple sources for heat and light The first machines also used these fuels Even early trains burned wood Early industries were powered by waterwheels Flowing water would turn a wheel to create power In the 1600s inventors started experimenting with steam power A steam engine burns coal or wood to heat water The steam created by the boiling water moves parts in an This steam engine made in 1879 was used in a sugar mill in Hawaii 4