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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Spears in Germany






2. 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






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






4. Burial






5. Noria in Roman Empire






6. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






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. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






9. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






11. 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






12. Bow






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






14. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






15. Morphine in Paderborn - Germany - Morphine was discovered as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 by Friedrich Sert






16. 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






17. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






19. Buttress dam in Roman Empire






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






24. 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






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






26. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






27. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






28. Glue in Italy






29. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






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






31. 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






32. Morphine in Paderborn - Germany - Morphine was discovered as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant in December 1804 by Friedrich Sert






33. 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






34. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






35. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






36. Glue in Italy






37. 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.






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






39. 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






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






41. Flute in Germany






42. Floating crane in Rhineland - Holy Roman Empire






43. Cloth woven from flax fiber






44. 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






45. 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






46. Shelter construction






47. 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.






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






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






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