Geek Fact for September 30th

By Judy Novotny / 09/30/2012 / 1 Comment / Geek Facts

In 1882, the world’s first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Thomas Edison’s New York plant would use steam power to drive its generators whereas the Appleton plant used the natural energy of the Fox River.

Learn more at http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_hydro_1.html.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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Karine Aguilar on Facebook
09/30/2012 at 6:27 pm

Wow!

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