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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. 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.






3. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






4. Friction Match - John Walker






5. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






6. Glue in Italy






7. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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.






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






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






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






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.






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






14. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






15. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






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






17. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






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






19. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






20. Flute in Germany






21. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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






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.






24. Bow






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






26. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






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






28. Pottery






29. Flute in Germany






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.






31. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






32. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






33. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






34. Bow






35. Pigments in Zambia






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






37. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






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






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






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41. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






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






43. Spears in Germany






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






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






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






47. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






48. Friction Match - John Walker






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






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