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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






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






3. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






4. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






5. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






6. 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






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






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. 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






10. Pigments in Zambia






11. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






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






13. Eyeglasses in Italy






14. Spears in Germany






15. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






16. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






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






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19. 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






20. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






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






22. 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






23. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






24. 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






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






26. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






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






28. Twisted rope






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






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






31. 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






32. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






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






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






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






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






37. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






39. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






41. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






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






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






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






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46. 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






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






48. Glue in Italy






49. First use of nuclear power to produce electricity for households in Arco - Idaho






50. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison