HERON OF ALEXANDRIA FIRST DESIGNED A WINDMILL IN ROMAN EGYPT IN THE FIRST CENTURY, THE EARLIEST KNOWN INSTANCE OF WIND INTENTIONALLY CREATING POWER. IN INDIA, TIBET, AND CHINA, THEY HAD THE PRAYER WHEEL, WHICH SPUN BECAUSE OF WIND. IN 5000 B.C., THE WIND DROVE BOATS DOWN THE NILE RIVER. WINDMILLS PUMPED WATER IN CHINA IN 200 B.C., 

IN 1850, THE U.S. WIND ENGINE COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED, WHICH WAS MEANT TO PROVIDE WIND POWER FOR THE AMERICAN WEST. BY 1893, WIND POWER WAS FEATURED AT THE CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR, WHERE 15 COMPANIES SHOWCASED NEW DESIGNS.