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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. 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






2. Shelter construction






3. 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






4. The pattern-tracing lathe (actually more like a shaper) is completed by Thomas Blanchard for the U.S. Ordnance Dept. The lathe could copy symmetrical shapes and was used for making gun stocks - and later - ax handles. The lathe's patent was in force






5. Wind power in an open air stream is thus proportional to the third power of the wind speed; the available power increases eightfold when the wind speed doubles. Wind turbines for grid electricity therefore need to be especially efficient at greater w






6. 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






7. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






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






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






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






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






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






13. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






14. 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






15. Three-masted ship (mizzen - on Syracusia) under Hiero II of Syracuse - Sicily






16. Paddle wheel boat (in De rebus bellicis) in Roman Empire






17. Burial






18. 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






19. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






20. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






21. Burial






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






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






24. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






26. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






27. 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






28. 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






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30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






36. 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.






37. Gunpowder in Ancient China - Gunpowder was - according to prevailing academic consensus - discovered in the 9th century by Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality. Evidence of gunpowder's first use in China comes from the Five Dynas






38. 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






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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. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






42. Twisted rope






43. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






44. 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






45. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






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






47. Pigments in Zambia






48. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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






50. Wind power in an open air stream is thus proportional to the third power of the wind speed; the available power increases eightfold when the wind speed doubles. Wind turbines for grid electricity therefore need to be especially efficient at greater w