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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer.






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






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






9. Twisted rope






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






11. S






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






13. Spears in Germany






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Friction Match - John Walker






20. 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






21. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






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






24. 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






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






26. Glue in Italy






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






28. Bow






29. 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






30. 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






31. Spears in Germany






32. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






33. Pigments in Zambia






34. Noria in Roman Empire






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






36. Flute in Germany






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






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






43. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






44. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






45. 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






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






47. Shelter construction






48. Eyeglasses in Italy






49. 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






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