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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






2. 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






3. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






4. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






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






6. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






7. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






8. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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






10. 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






11. Noria in Roman Empire






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






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






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






20. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






21. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






22. Watermill (grain mill) by Greek engineers in Eastern Mediterranean (see also List of ancient watermills)






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






29. 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






30. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






31. Bow






32. Twisted rope






33. Glue in Italy






34. Fire and then cooking






35. Pigments in Zambia






36. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






42. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






43. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






44. Eyeglasses in Italy






45. Pigments in Zambia






46. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






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






48. Friction Match - John Walker






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






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