Energy history of the United States 1776 to 1976

Book · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7363667

A bicentennial energy wall chart and accompanying manual depict the history of U.S. energy use since 1776. Color bars for wood, coal, animal energy, wind and water power, gaseous and liquid fuels, electricity, solar energy, geothermal energy, and nuclear fuels help tie specific historical events with energy sources. The color bars are arranged vertically in a year-by-year chronology and horizontally by decades. Projections to the year 2001 predict the uses and technologies of each energy source and the possibility of new discoveries. One section of the chart graphically cites the relationship of territorial expansion and energy history, energy consumption and end use, the substitution of one energy source for another, and conversion from one form to another. The chart can be used to trace specific themes, such as Joseph Henry's invention of the electric motor in 1826 to the projection of building-size storage batteries for future city needs. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 7363667
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Accompanied by So What's New, a ''User's Manual''
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENERGY
FORECASTING
INFORMATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ANIMALS
COAL
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
INDUSTRY
NATURAL GAS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
PETROLEUM
PRODUCTION
SOCIOLOGY
SOLAR ENERGY
WATER
WIND POWER
WOOD
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CONVERSION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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