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






3. 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.






4. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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






14. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Wind power in an open air stream is thus proportional to the third power of the wind speed; the available power increases eightfold when the wind speed doubles. Wind turbines for grid electricity therefore need to be especially efficient at greater w






22. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






23. Friction Match - John Walker






24. Wind power in an open air stream is thus proportional to the third power of the wind speed; the available power increases eightfold when the wind speed doubles. Wind turbines for grid electricity therefore need to be especially efficient at greater w






25. Friction Match - John Walker






26. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






27. Bow






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






29. Glue in Italy






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






31. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






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






33. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






34. Shelter construction






35. 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






36. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






37. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






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






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






40. Pigments in Zambia






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






42. Fire and then cooking






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






50. 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.