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History and exploration of coal
Part II-Human involvement Past, Present, and
Future
Ancient China 1000-900 B.C
First Uses of Coal- Greece 371-280 B.CTheophrastus
Ancient Romans, Britain, and Coal oh my
100-200 A.D
Native Americans 1300s Hopi Indians
Coal in the Industrial Revolution and Beyond
Why coal was so desperately needed during the 1700 and 1800s
Early Mines or witless death traps?
Hell’s Bells
Inventions that developed through the use of coal
Thomas Savery Steam Engine
Thomas Newcoman Steam Engine
James Watt
and
Robert Fulton
First Locomotives
Inside a coal run locomotive
Steamships
USS Eolus
Inside a steam ship
Coal in the Modern World:Mining, Processes, Power Plants,
Electricity, Pollution, and Reforms
Coal Miner
THOSE ARE TUNGSTEN CARBIDE DRILL BITS
Surface and Underground mining
Strip Mine
Long Wall Mining
Continuous
Liquefaction of Coal “Fischer-Tropsch”Sinister Origins
http://www.coaleducation.org/miningtv/ctl.htm
Coal’s main purpose in today’s world
Transportation:Rail, Barge, or “slush line”
Coal fired power plant
The Polemics of Pollution(1952)
Cleaner Coal and the role of scrubbers