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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






2. Bow






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






4. Spears in Germany






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






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






7. 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






8. Burial






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






10. 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






11. Pigments in Zambia






12. 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






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






14. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






15. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






16. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






17. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






18. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






19. 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.






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






21. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






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






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






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






25. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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






27. 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






28. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






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






30. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






31. Friction Match - John Walker






32. Cloth woven from flax fiber






33. Friction Match - John Walker






34. 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






35. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






36. 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






37. Twisted rope






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






44. Crane in Ancient Greece






45. 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






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






47. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






49. 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






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