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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Crane in Ancient Greece






2. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






3. Pottery






4. 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.






5. Pigments in Zambia






6. 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






7. 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.






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






9. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






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11. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






12. 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






13. 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






14. Fire and then cooking






15. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






16. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






17. 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






18. 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






19. Noria in Roman Empire






20. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






21. Spears in Germany






22. A CD-ROM (an acronym of 'Compact Disc Read-only memory') is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to - but not writable by - a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985






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






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






25. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






26. Pigments in Zambia






27. A CD-ROM (an acronym of 'Compact Disc Read-only memory') is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to - but not writable by - a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Bow






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






33. Friction Match - John Walker






34. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






35. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






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






37. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






38. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






39. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






40. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






41. Shelter construction






42. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






43. Glue in Italy






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






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. Pottery






47. Glue in Italy






48. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






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