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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






2. 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






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






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






6. Twisted rope






7. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Numerical zero in Ancient India - The concept of zero as a number - and not merely a symbol for separation is attributed toIndia. In India - practical calculations were carried out using zero - which was treated like any other number by the 9th centu






18. 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






19. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






20. Noria in Roman Empire






21. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






22. Bow






23. Fire and then cooking






24. 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






25. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






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






27. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






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






29. 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






30. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






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






32. The electric light bulb was first patented in England by 1878 by Joseph Swan after having experimented since about 1850. Thomas Edison in the U.S. was working on improving the bulb patented by Swan and was granted a U.S. patent in 1879.






33. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






39. 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.






40. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






41. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






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






43. Shelter construction






44. Printing press in Mainz - Germany - The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 - based on existing screw presses. The first confirmed record of a press appeared in a 1439 lawsuit against Gutenberg.






45. 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






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






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






48. Crane in Ancient Greece






49. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






50. Glue in Italy