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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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2. 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






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






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






6. Glue in Italy






7. 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






8. 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






9. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






10. Bow






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






12. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






13. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






14. 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






15. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






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






17. Bow






18. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






23. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






24. Pottery






25. 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






26. 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






27. Crane in Ancient Greece






28. Eyeglasses in Italy






29. Fire and then cooking






30. 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






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






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






33. Pottery






34. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






35. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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






37. 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






38. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






39. Burial






40. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






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






42. 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.






43. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






44. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






45. 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






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






47. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






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






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






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