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Timeline Of Historic Inventions

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1. Noria in Roman Empire






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






3. 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






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






5. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






6. Glue in Italy






7. 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






8. 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.






9. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






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






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






12. 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






13. Sakia gear in Hellenistic Egypt






14. Mariner's astrolabe on Portuguese circumnavigation of Africa






15. Wheelbarrow in Attica - Ancient Greece






16. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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18. 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






19. Lateen sail in Roman Empire






20. Eyeglasses in Italy






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






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






25. The first working phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison






26. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






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






28. Burial






29. 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






30. World Wide Web by a British national in Geneva - Switzerland - The World Wide Web was first proposed on March 1989 by English engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee - now the Director of the World Wide Web Consortium. The project was pub






31. Pigments in Zambia






32. Anders Celsius develops the Centigrade temperature scale.






33. Bow






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. Crankshaft in Augusta Raurica - Roman Empire






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






37. 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






38. Eyeglasses in Italy






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






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






41. Cloth woven from flax fiber






42. Floating dock in Venice - Venetian Republic






43. 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






44. James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.






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






47. Double-entry bookkeeping system codified by Luca Pacioli






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






49. Crane in Ancient Greece






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






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