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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






2. Flute in Germany






3. 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.






4. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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6. Mechanization of papermaking (paper mill) in X






7. 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






8. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






9. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






10. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






11. 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






12. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






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






14. Fire and then cooking






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






16. Noria in Roman Empire






17. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






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






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






20. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






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






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






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






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






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






26. Crane in Ancient Greece






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






28. Pottery






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. Shelter construction






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






35. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






36. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






37. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






38. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






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






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






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






42. Twisted rope






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain