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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






2. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Glue in Italy






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






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






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






11. Noria in Roman Empire






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






13. 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






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






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






17. Friction Match - John Walker






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






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






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






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






22. Eyeglasses in Italy






23. Burial






24. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






25. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






26. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






27. 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






28. 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






29. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






30. 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






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






32. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






33. 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






34. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






35. Spears in Germany






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






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






43. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






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






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






46. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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






48. Twisted rope






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






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