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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Burial






2. Noria in Roman Empire






3. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






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






5. Arch-gravity dam (e.g. PuyForadado Dam or Kasserine Dam) in Roman Empire






6. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






7. The electric light bulb was first patented in England by 1878 by Joseph Swan after having experimented since about 1850. Thomas Edison in the U.S. was working on improving the bulb patented by Swan and was granted a U.S. patent in 1879.






8. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






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






10. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Crane in Ancient Greece






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






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






17. Shelter construction






18. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






19. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






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






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






22. Cloth woven from flax fiber






23. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






24. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






25. 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






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






27. Crane in Ancient Greece






28. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






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






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






31. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






32. Shelter construction






33. 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






34. Cloth woven from flax fiber






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






36. Eyeglasses in Italy






37. 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.






38. Fire and then cooking






39. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






40. Flute in Germany






41. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






42. Arch-gravity dam (e.g. PuyForadado Dam or Kasserine Dam) in Roman Empire






43. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






44. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






45. 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






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






47. Flute in Germany






48. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






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






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







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