When did the use of fossil fuels begin?

[morgan]

When did the use of fossil fuels begin? Just wondering. Thanks in advance for correct answers, or links to websites providing the correct answer. .

[Ulrik]

As a source of energy in the modern sense, ie. as a fuel for transportation and powering systems, fossil fuels weren't really used until the latter part of the 19th century, when the industrial revolution started to pick up.

But since the dawn of man coal has been used as a fuel source to be burnt on fires.