Home›Sources›Encyclopedia BritannicaSourceEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopediaReference and ClassificationDevelopingA long-running general encyclopedia, cited here for its overview articles on the history of energy technology, the pioneers of electricity and power, and the fuels of industrialization.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (374 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Source TypeWell-attestedReferenceURLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.comSourcesEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (374 claims)This source backs 374 claims across the atlas. As facts: 274 well-attested. As cited relationships: 28 holds, 3 connected. Plus 69 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicEnergy Projects, 140 claims: 111 well-attested, 29 general references.Pioneers, 101 claims: 81 well-attested, 7 holds, 13 general references.Power Stations and Infrastructure, 43 claims: 33 well-attested, 5 holds, 5 general references.Technologies, 36 claims: 18 well-attested, 10 holds, 8 general references.Milestones, 29 claims: 15 well-attested, 5 holds, 3 connected, 6 general references.Energy Sources, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 general references.Categories, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.Concepts, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Well-attested274CategoriesPioneersPower Stations and InfrastructureTechnologiesConceptsCarnot EfficiencyEnergy ProjectsAlta Wind Energy Center ProjectAswan High Dam Construction ProjectBelo Monte Dam ProjectBoulder Canyon ProjectColumbia Basin ProjectDesertec InitiativeDogger Bank Wind Farm ProjectEast African Crude Oil Pipeline ProjectEnergiewende InitiativeGrand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ProjectHornsea Offshore Wind Farm ProjectItaipu Binational Hydroelectric ProjectKeystone XL Pipeline ProjectLondon Array ProjectMorocco Noor Solar PlanNord Stream Pipeline ProjectNorth Sea Link ProjectPower of Siberia Pipeline ProjectProalcool ProgramRural Electrification Administration ProgramSaubhagya SchemeTarbela Dam ProjectThree Gorges ProjectTrans-Adriatic Pipeline ProjectTrans-Alaska Pipeline System Construction ProjectTrans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline ProjectVolta River ProjectWalney Extension Wind Farm ProjectWest-to-East Electricity Transfer ProjectEnergy SourcesCrude OilGeothermal EnergyTidal and Marine EnergyWind PowerMilestonesDrake Well Strikes OilFirst Nuclear Chain ReactionNiagara Falls AC PowerPearl Street Station OpensPioneersAlessandro VoltaEdwin DrakeEnrico FermiGeorge WestinghouseJames FrancisJames WattLester Allan PeltonMarie CurieMichael FaradayShowing 1 to 50 of 67 entities carrying this claim.12Next →Holds28ConceptsCarnot EfficiencyMilestonesDrake Well Strikes OilFirst Nuclear Chain ReactionNiagara Falls AC PowerPearl Street Station OpensPioneersAlessandro VoltaEnrico FermiMarie CurieMichael FaradayNikola TeslaRudolf DieselThomas EdisonPower Stations and InfrastructureHoover DamHornsea 2 Offshore Wind FarmItaipu DamLa Rance Tidal Power StationThree Gorges DamTechnologiesConcentrating PhotovoltaicsCrossflow TurbineDarrieus Wind TurbineElectrical TransformerFlash Steam Power PlantLithium-Air BatteryLow-NOx BurnerSteam EngineSteam TurbineWind TurbineConnected3MilestonesNiagara Falls AC PowerPearl Street Station OpensGeneral References69CategoriesPioneersPower Stations and InfrastructureTechnologiesConceptsCarnot EfficiencyEnergy ProjectsAlta Wind Energy Center ProjectAswan High Dam Construction ProjectBelo Monte Dam ProjectBoulder Canyon ProjectColumbia Basin ProjectDesertec InitiativeDogger Bank Wind Farm ProjectEast African Crude Oil Pipeline ProjectEnergiewende InitiativeGrand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ProjectHornsea Offshore Wind Farm ProjectItaipu Binational Hydroelectric ProjectKeystone XL Pipeline ProjectLondon Array ProjectMorocco Noor Solar PlanNord Stream Pipeline ProjectNorth Sea Link ProjectPower of Siberia Pipeline ProjectProalcool ProgramRural Electrification Administration ProgramSaubhagya SchemeTarbela Dam ProjectThree Gorges ProjectTrans-Adriatic Pipeline ProjectTrans-Alaska Pipeline System Construction ProjectTrans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline ProjectVolta River ProjectWalney Extension Wind Farm ProjectWest-to-East Electricity Transfer ProjectEnergy SourcesCrude OilGeothermal EnergyTidal and Marine EnergyWind PowerMilestones1973 Oil CrisisDrake Well Strikes OilFirst Nuclear Chain ReactionNiagara Falls AC PowerParis AgreementPearl Street Station OpensPioneersAlessandro VoltaEdwin DrakeEnrico FermiGeorge WestinghouseJames FrancisJames WattLester Allan PeltonShowing 1 to 50 of 68 entities carrying this claim.12Next →Take a Related QuizEnergy: First ThingsIncludes a question about Encyclopedia Britannica.Comments (0)No comments yet. 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