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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






2. Friction Match - John Walker






3. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






4. Paddle wheel boat (in De rebus bellicis) in Roman Empire






5. Waterway connecting two seas (Ancient Suez Canal) by Greek engineers under Ptolemy II (283






6. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






7. Flute in Germany






8. 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






9. Pottery






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






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






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






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






14. Shelter construction






15. Twisted rope






16. 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






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






18. Thomas Newcomen builds the first steam engine to pump water out of mines. Newcomen's engine - unlike Thomas Savery's - used a piston.






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






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






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






22. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






23. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






24. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Pottery






28. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






29. 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






30. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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. Twisted rope






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






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






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






36. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






37. 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






38. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






39. Fire and then cooking






40. 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






41. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






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






43. 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






44. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






45. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






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






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






48. 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






49. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






50. 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