Atomic Bomb
Solar Cells
Elementary Particles
Famous Energy Scientists and Inventors
Archimedes of Syracuse (287 BC – 212 BC), Greek: is believed to setting enemy ships on fire using an array of mirrors; the Archimedes' screw, used for pumping water.
Gottfried Leibniz (1646 – 1716), German: introduced the "living force" (vis viva) concept which he defined as the product of the mass of an object and its velocity squared.
Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), English: mechanics and gravitation.
Anders Celsius (1701 – 1744), Swedish: proposed the Celsius temperature scale in 1742.
James Watt (1736 – 1819), Scottish: improvements to the Newcomen steam engine.
Thomas Young (1773 – 1829), English: was possibly the first to use the term "energy" instead of vis viva, in its modern sense in 1807.
Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis (1792 – 1843), French: the first to coin the term "work" for the transfer of energy by a force acting through a distance and described "kinetic energy" in 1829 in its modern sense.
William Rankine (1820 – 1872), Scottish: coined the term "potential energy" in 1853.
Edwin Laurentine Drake (1819 – 1880), American: the first oil driller in the United States.
James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), English: First Law of Thermodynamics, Mechanical Equivalent of Heat.
Nikolaus Otto (1832 - 1891), German: inventor of the first internal-combustion engine to efficiently burn fuel directly in a piston chamber.
William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (1824 – 1907), Irish-Scottish: formulated the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
Rudolf Diesel (1858 – 1913), German: invented the diesel engine in 1893.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931), American: first power station; light bulb.
Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943), Serbian-American: alternating current (AC) electric power systems, including the polyphase system of electrical distribution and the AC motor.
Robert Goddard (1882 – 1945), American: the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, 1926.
Henry Ford (1863 – 1947), American: founder of Ford Motor Company; assembly line and mass production.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), German-American: theorized that mass and energy are equivalent and interchangeable properties according to Einstein's famous formula: E=mc².
Frederick M. Jones (1893 – 1961), American: refrigeration improvements in transportation of perishable goods.
David Crosthwait (1898 – 1976), African-American: invented heating systems, refrigeration methods, temperature regulating devices, and vacuum pumps.
Louis Roberts (1913 - 1995), African-American: microwave technology.
Meredith C. Gourdine (1929 - 1998), African-American: converting low-grade coal into inexpensive, transportable and high-voltage electrical energy.
Energy for Kids
Energy Saver, Energy Today, and Energy Tomorrow - Energy.gov
Tiki's Guide to Energy
Energy Kids - US Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Touchstone Energy Kids Zone - a Fun place to learn about Energy
ENERGY STAR KIDS
Energy and kids
AE Kids : Home
Energy Quest Room
Dr. E's Energy Lab - EERE, U.S. Department of Energy
Famous People in Energy - DOE
Kids Page Glossary - DOE
Milestones in the History of Energy & Its Uses - DOE
A Gallery of Energy Pioneers - California Energy Commission
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About New Energy Science and Technology
Energy Questions
Computer Energy Saving Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Water energy FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
General Energy Resources
NaturalGas.org
The Future of Coal - MIT
Mississippi State University MicroCHP (Cooling, Heating, and Power)
Fire and Arson Investigation Resources
Chernobyl/Tschernobyl Information
Nuclear Plants Around the World
Energy Quest - California Energy Commission
Fossil Energy - DOE
Student's Corner - NRC
How Nuclear Power Works - HowStuffWorks
Alternative Energy Institute
Glossaries and Dictionaries
Acronyms used in Energy Industry
Energy Glossary - DOE / EIA
Electric Power Industry Glossary
Energy glossary
Timelines
Energy Time Machine - California Energy Commission
Milestones in the History of Energy & Its Uses - DOE
The History of Shell Oil Company
Renewable Energy Timeline
Museums
Texas Energy Museum
Queensland Energy Museum
American Museum of Science and Energy
Stamps
Lichtenstein Renewable Energy stamps
Spain Renewable Energies Stamps
Humor & Trivia
Energy Trivia
Wind and solar power statistics, facts and trivia
Energy Jokes & Puns
Energy Quiz
Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Energy Projects
Force, Motion & Energy
Electricity
Solar & Renewable Energy
Magnetism Projects
Related Subjects
Engineering
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