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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
1088
5th c. BC
1995
1286
2. 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.
Ca. 300
Ca. 300
1878
28 ka
3. Lateen sail in Roman Empire
9th c.
2nd c. (or 1st c. BC)
Early 3rd c. BC
Early 3rd c. BC
4. Friction Match - John Walker
1826
2nd c. BC
2nd c.
2nd c. (or 1st c. BC)
5. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic
14th c.
1560
After 205 BC
2nd c.
6. Glue in Italy
After 205 BC
1st c. BC
200 ka
160
7. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.
c. 240 BC
1877
Ca. 300
1709
8. 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.
Ca. 300
1439
1717
5th c. BC
9. Arch-gravity dam (e.g. PuyForadado Dam or Kasserine Dam) in Roman Empire
2nd
1804
1826
1560
10. 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
Before 71 BC (possibly 3rd c. BC)
1958-59
1888
1802
11. Papyrus paper invented by ancient Egyptians by interlocking the stems of the Papyrus plant in the lower Nile.
1712
1804
Early 3rd c. BC
35 ka
12. 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.
1420s
5th c. BC
1985
1877
13. Newspaper (Relation) - Johann Carolus in Strassburg - Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (see also List of the oldest newspapers)
1605
36 ka
408
160
14. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X
1439
Before 421 BC
1282
1st c.
15. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison
1877
1888
c. 240 BC
1733
16. Multiple arch buttress dam (Esparragalejo Dam) in Hispania - Roman Empire
1712
Late 3rd
500 thousand years ago (ka)
1st c.
17. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.
1802
Late 3rd c.
Early 3rd c. BC
1733
18. Watermill (grain mill) by Greek engineers in Eastern Mediterranean (see also List of ancient watermills)
1822
1878
Before 71 BC (possibly 3rd c. BC)
1712
19. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli
1985
1878
1494
4th
20. Flute in Germany
1804
c. 480 BC
35 ka
1st c. BC
21. Buttress dam in Roman Empire
14th c.
1st
1990
60 ka
22. Watermill (grain mill) by Greek engineers in Eastern Mediterranean (see also List of ancient watermills)
1801
Before 71 BC (possibly 3rd c. BC)
1878
400 ka
23. 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.
1985
36 ka
1995
1st c. BC
24. Bow
60 ka
c. 515 BC
2nd c. BC
1282
25. Crank and connecting rod (Hierapolis sawmill) in Asia Minor - Roman Empire
Late 3rd c.
Early 3rd c. BC
7th c.
2nd c.
26. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)
35 ka
1804
1826
Before 421 BC
27. 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
408
1st c. BC
1977
1990
28. Pottery
16 ka
1742
Early 3rd c. BC
1800-01
29. Flute in Germany
2nd
Early 3rd c. BC
35 ka
c. 480 BC
30. 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.
1560
5th c. BC
1826
1.8 million years ago
31. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire
1877
1804
1764
14th c.
32. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain
1826
1st c.
4th
5th c. BC
33. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa
1st
5th c. BC
1480s
1804
34. Bow
After 205 BC
1560
1742
60 ka
35. Pigments in Zambia
1282
400 ka
1990
Early 3rd c. BC
36. 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
16 ka
1088
563
563
37. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt
7th c.
1764
2nd c. BC
5th c. BC
38. Paper in Ancient China - Although it is recorded that the Han Dynasty (202 BC
1439
1560
2nd c. BC
5th c. BC
39. Arc lamp - Humphry Davy (exact date unclear; not practical as a light source until generators)
1977
1802
200 ka
1709
40. S
1st c. BC
1717
1985
c. 240 BC
41. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.
1764
1995
1804
2nd c. (or 1st c. BC)
42. Water wheel in Hellenistic kingdoms described by Philo of Byzantium (ca. 280
3rd c. BC
Before 421 BC
1800-01
2nd c.
43. Spears in Germany
1st c.
1439
c. 240 BC
400 ka
44. Jacquard loom (loom controlled by punched card) - Joseph Marie Jacquard
16 ka
1605
1742
1801
45. 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
1877
1985
9th c.
1420s
46. Morphine in Paderborn - Germany - Morphine was discovered as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 by Friedrich Sert
1470s
1804
400 ka
9th c.
47. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece
5th c. BC
563
408
Ca. 300
48. Friction Match - John Walker
3rd c. BC
1420s
1605
1826
49. Canal lock (possibly pound lock) in Ancient Suez Canal under Ptolemy II (283
3rd c. BC
Early 3rd c. BC
1878
Before 421 BC
50. 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
5th c. BC
1119
160
1480s