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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. 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.






2. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






3. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






4. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






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






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






7. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






8. Crane in Ancient Greece






9. 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






10. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






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






12. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






13. Spears in Germany






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






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






19. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






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






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






23. Dry dock some time after Ptolemy IV (221






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






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






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






27. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






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






29. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






30. Crane in Ancient Greece






31. Twisted rope






32. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






33. Pigments in Zambia






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






38. Shelter construction






39. 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






40. Crank motion (rotary quern) in Celtiberian Spain






41. Cloth woven from flax fiber






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






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






44. Twisted rope






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






47. Fire and then cooking






48. 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






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






50. Pottery