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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. 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






2. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






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






4. 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






5. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






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






7. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






9. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






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






11. 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.






12. 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






13. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






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






15. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






16. Catapult in Ancient Greece (incl. Sicily)






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






21. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






22. Railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Stephen Hales takes measurements of blood pressure.






32. A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a television - monitor - etc.) to display a video game. The term 'video game con






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. Parachute (with frame) in Renaissance Italy






37. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






38. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






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






40. Turbine in Africa (province) - Roman Empire






41. Fire and then cooking






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






43. Bow






44. Flute in Germany






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






46. Brace in Flandres - Holy Roman Empire






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






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






49. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






50. 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