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When was the first time that wind was used as an energy source?

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  • by Misty Rodriguez on January 13th, 2010

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    Wind power has been around since approximately 3200 B.C., when the Egyptians invented the sail. However, the windmill was the invention that inspired modern wind power turbines, and it was created around 200 B.C. by the Chinese.

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    Comparing Alternative Energy Forms: The History of Wind Power

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