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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






2. Rebreather - Henry Fleuss was granted a patent for the first practical rebreather






3. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






4. Flute in Germany






5. Multiple arch buttress dam (Esparragalejo Dam) in Hispania - Roman Empire






6. Multiple arch buttress dam (Esparragalejo Dam) in Hispania - Roman Empire






7. Cast iron in Ancient China - Confirmed by archaeological evidence - the earliest cast iron was developed in China by the early 5th century BC during the Zhou Dynasty (1122






8. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






9. Segmental arch bridge (e.g. Pont-Saint-Martin or Ponte San Lorenzo) in Italy - Roman Republic






10. Crank and connecting rod (Hierapolis sawmill) in Asia Minor - Roman Empire






11. Water wheel in Hellenistic kingdoms described by Philo of Byzantium (ca. 280






12. Co-creation of the integrated circuit by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.






13. Jacquard loom (loom controlled by punched card) - Joseph Marie Jacquard






14. Water wheel in Hellenistic kingdoms described by Philo of Byzantium (ca. 280






15. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






16. Printing press in Mainz - Germany - The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 - based on existing screw presses. The first confirmed record of a press appeared in a 1439 lawsuit against Gutenberg.






17. World Wide Web by a British national in Geneva - Switzerland - The World Wide Web was first proposed on March 1989 by English engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee - now the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium. The project was pub






18. Pigments in Zambia






19. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






20. Arc lamp - Humphry Davy (exact date unclear; not practical as a light source until generators)






21. Pigments in Zambia






22. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






23. Crank and connecting rod (Hierapolis sawmill) in Asia Minor - Roman Empire






24. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






25. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






26. Crossbow in Ancient China and Ancient Greece - In Ancient China - the earliest evidence of bronze crossbow bolts dates as early as mid-5th century BC in Yutaishan - Hubei.In Ancient Greece - the terminus ante quem of the gastraphetes is 421 BC.






27. Eyeglasses in Italy






28. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






29. Paper in Ancient China - Although it is recorded that the Han Dynasty (202 BC






30. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






31. High pressure steam engine - Richard Trevithick and Oliver Evans - independently






32. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






33. Movable type in Ancient China - The first record of a movable type system is in the Dream Pool Essays written in 1088 - which attributed the invention of the movable type to Bi Sheng. In the 15th century - Johannes Gutenberg independently invented th






34. Mariner's compass (wet compass) in Ancient China - The earliest recorded use of magnetized needle for navigational purposes at sea is found in Zhu Yu's book Pingzhou Table Talks of 1119 (written from 1111 to 1117). The typical Chinese navigational co






35. The tank was invented by Ernest Swinton - although the British Royal Commission on Awards recognised a South Australian named Lance de Mole who had submitted a proposal to the British War Office - for a 'chain-rail vehicle which could be easily stee






36. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






37. Newspaper (Relation) - Johann Carolus in Strassburg - Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (see also List of the oldest newspapers)






38. Pointed arch bridge (Karamagara Bridge) in Cappadocia - Eastern Roman Empire






39. DVD is an optical disc storage format - invented and developed by Philips - Sony - Toshiba - and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.






40. The tank was invented by Ernest Swinton - although the British Royal Commission on Awards recognised a South Australian named Lance de Mole who had submitted a proposal to the British War Office - for a 'chain-rail vehicle which could be easily stee






41. Crossbow in Ancient China and Ancient Greece - In Ancient China - the earliest evidence of bronze crossbow bolts dates as early as mid-5th century BC in Yutaishan - Hubei.In Ancient Greece - the terminus ante quem of the gastraphetes is 421 BC.






42. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






43. Pointed arch bridge (Karamagara Bridge) in Cappadocia - Eastern Roman Empire






44. Segmental arch bridge (e.g. Pont-Saint-Martin or Ponte San Lorenzo) in Italy - Roman Republic






45. Spears in Germany






46. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






47. Banknote in Tang Dynasty China - The banknote was first developed in China during the Tang and Song dynasties - starting in the 7th century. Its roots were in merchant receipts of deposit during the Tang Dynasty (618






48. High pressure steam engine - Richard Trevithick and Oliver Evans - independently






49. Cloth woven from flax fiber






50. Friction Match - John Walker