Mankind first began to use fire 500,000 years ago.
Windmills and water mills appeared in medieval times.
We began using coal and other fossil fuels during the Industrial Revolution 250 years ago.
After WWII, huge amounts of oil were discovered in the Middle East,
followed by the introduction of solar power generation about 30 years ago. |
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