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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






2. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






3. Spiral stairs (Temple A) in Selinunte - Sicily (see also List of ancient spiral stairs)






4. 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






5. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






6. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






7. Twisted rope






8. Numerical zero in Ancient India - The concept of zero as a number - and not merely a symbol for separation is attributed toIndia. In India - practical calculations were carried out using zero - which was treated like any other number by the 9th centu






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






10. 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






11. 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.






12. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






13. Shelter construction






14. Noria in Roman Empire






15. Burial






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






17. A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a television - monitor - etc.) to display a video game. The term 'video game con






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






19. A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a television - monitor - etc.) to display a video game. The term 'video game con






20. Glue in Italy






21. Morphine in Paderborn - Germany - Morphine was discovered as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 by Friedrich Sert






22. Watermill (grain mill) by Greek engineers in Eastern Mediterranean (see also List of ancient watermills)






23. Spears in Germany






24. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






25. 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






26. Numerical zero in Ancient India - The concept of zero as a number - and not merely a symbol for separation is attributed toIndia. In India - practical calculations were carried out using zero - which was treated like any other number by the 9th centu






27. 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






28. Spears in Germany






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






30. Eyeglasses in Italy






31. Greek fire in Constantinople - Byzantine Empire- Greek fire - an incendiary weapon likely based on petroleum or naphtha - was invented by Kallinikos - a Greek refugee to Constantinople - as described by Theophanes. However - the historicity and exact






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






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






34. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






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






36. 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






37. Burial






38. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






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






40. Arch dam (Glanum Dam) in Gallia Narbonensis - Roman Republic (see also List of Roman dams)






41. Waterway connecting two seas (Ancient Suez Canal) by Greek engineers under Ptolemy II (283






42. 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






43. Pendentive dome (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople - Eastern Roman Empire






44. Fore-and-aft rig (spritsail) in Ancient Greece






45. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






46. A CD-ROM (an acronym of 'Compact Disc Read-only memory') is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to - but not writable by - a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985






47. Fire and then cooking






48. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






49. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






50. Friction Match - John Walker