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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Canal lock (possibly pound lock) in Ancient Suez Canal under Ptolemy II (283






2. Spears in Germany






3. First use of nuclear power to produce electricity for households in Arco - Idaho






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. Fire and then cooking






9. 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






10. Pigments in Zambia






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






12. Twisted rope






13. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






14. Noria in Roman Empire






15. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






16. Pigments in Zambia






17. Friction Match - John Walker






18. Glue in Italy






19. S






20. 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






21. Thomas Newcomen builds the first steam engine to pump water out of mines. Newcomen's engine - unlike Thomas Savery's - used a piston.






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






23. Papyrus paper invented by ancient Egyptians by interlocking the stems of the Papyrus plant in the lower Nile.






24. Cloth woven from flax fiber






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






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






27. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






28. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






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






30. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Burial






36. Crane in Ancient Greece






37. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






38. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






39. Noria in Roman Empire






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






41. Burial






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. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






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






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






47. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






48. 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






49. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






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