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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






2. Glue in Italy






3. 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






4. Greek fire in Constantinople - Byzantine Empire- Greek fire - an incendiary weapon likely based on petroleum or naphtha - was invented by Kallinikos - a Greek refugee to Constantinople - as described by Theophanes. However - the historicity and exact






5. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






6. 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






7. Noria in Roman Empire






8. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






9. 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






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






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






12. Pottery






13. Fire and then cooking






14. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






15. Pigments in Zambia






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






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






18. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






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






20. Pigments in Zambia






21. 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






22. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






23. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






24. Friction Match - John Walker






25. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






26. Morphine in Paderborn - Germany - Morphine was discovered as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 by Friedrich Sert






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






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






29. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






30. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






31. 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






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






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






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






36. Spears in Germany






37. Twisted rope






38. Cloth woven from flax fiber






39. 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






40. Twisted rope






41. 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






42. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






43. 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.






44. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






45. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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






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






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






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






50. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.