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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. Pigments in Zambia






3. 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






4. Noria in Roman Empire






5. 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.






6. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






7. 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






8. Burial






9. Cloth woven from flax fiber






10. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






11. Shelter construction






12. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Twisted rope






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






23. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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25. Glue in Italy






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






27. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






28. 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.






29. Eyeglasses in Italy






30. 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






31. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






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






33. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






34. Burial






35. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






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






37. Spears in Germany






38. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






39. Spears in Germany






40. 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






41. 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






42. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






43. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






45. Twisted rope






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






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






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






49. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






50. 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.







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