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5250 BCE
The sailboat
It is though that the first sailboat was invented between 6000-7000 years ago. The first model was on a disc from Mesopotamia. -
4000 BCE
Sanitation system
The first sanitation systems was created 4000 before Christ, from Mesopotamias first clay sewage pipes -
3400 BCE
The nail
There is no an exact year when it was first invented, but archeological evidence shows they were used by egiptians around 3400 BC -
2400 BCE
The abacus
It is thought that it was first used by the Babylonian Empire around 2400 BC -
2000 BCE
Alphabetization
The invention of the alphabet occurs about 4000 years, when in Egypt developed a phonetic system of systems that could be developed into words -
700 BCE
Optical lenses
The first crude lenses occurred in Ancient Assyria between 750-710 BC -
600 BCE
Paper money
The paper money was used during the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907 CE) -
250 BCE
Archimedes´ screw
Is named after the inventor, Archimedes. Is a device used to raise water. It was originally invented to get out water from the hold. -
206 BCE
The compass
The first magnetic compass was invented back in 206 BC during the Han dynasty -
142 BCE
Gunpowder
Was invented in China during the first Melinium from around 142AD -
105 BCE
Paper
The origin of paper took place under the Chinese Han Dynasty in AD 105 -
260
Lever
Archimedes was the first to descube the use of lever. However it was being used since prehistoric -
Period: 1270 to 1300
The mechanized clock
They are thought to have been tower blocks in Italy and Germany from around 1270 to 1300 -
1436
The printing press
Is an object that allows the mass production of printed paper . It was originally invented in China, but it was masterized by Johannes Gutenberg. -
1582
The Gregorian calendar
Was instituted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and quickly adopted by most catholic. -
The steam engine
Thomas Savery in 1712, created the first steam engine that used steam power for mechanical work, he called it “The Newcomen Engine” -
The sextant
The first sextant was produced in 1759 by John Bird. It consists in two reflecting mirrors to determine the distance between a celestial object and the horizon. -
The cotton gin
Was invented by Eli Withney in March 14, 1794. He designed a machine to separate sticky seeds from feber in cotton. -
Vaccination
Dr Edward Jenner created the first successful vaccine -
The mouldboard plow
Charles Newbold invented the first practical plow, which received it patent in June 1797 -
Photography
It was invented by Joseph Nicéphore in 1822, who used a camera obscura to capture images exposed onto bitumen-coated pewter plates. -
Cement
Was created in 1824 by Joseph Aspdin, a builder who experimented with healing limestone and clay until the texture calcined, griding and mixing it with water -
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The telegraph
It was invented by Samuel Morse and other inventors, in 1830-1840. Revolutionized long-distance communication -
Refrigeration
Oliver Evans designed it in 1805 but Jacob Perkins created it in 1834. -
The Combine Harvester
Hiram Moore and John Hascall created the first working combine, which was tasted in 1830 and patented in 1836 -
Anesthesia
Was invented by Dr William Morton who gave the first demonstration in Boston, on 1846. -
Scientific plant breeding
Scientific breedings began about 10,000 years ago, after the end of the last Ice Age. More specifically in the mid-1800s George Mendel outline the principles of heredity. -
The telephone
Antonio Meucci built the first telephone to communicate rooms in his house, in 1854 -
Industrial Steelmaking
In 1856 Henry Bessemer developed a new method of steel manufacturing, wich revolutionised the steel industry -
Oil refining
Dates back to 1858 when the first oil wells were drilled succesfully in Canada. -
Oil drilling
In Titusville, Pennsylvania, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake used successfully the drilling rill to produce oil. -
Period: to
The internal combustine engine
The first succeful internal combustine engine was created around 1860 by Étienne Lenoir, and the first modern one known as Otto engine, was created in 1876 by Nicolaus Otto -
Pasteurization
The sicientist Louis Pasteur invented the pasteurization after experimenting with heated wine. -
The automobile
The first automobile was a three-Wheeled Motor Car Known aas the “Motorwagen” by Karl Benz -
Electric light bulb
In 1879 Thomas Edison created the first light bulb. He created by using carbonised filament. -
The steam turbine
The steam turbine was invented by Charles Parsons, that was connected to a dyname that generated 7.5 kilowats of electricity, in 1884 -
Radio
The radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi, he first developed the idea in the 1890s but took shape in 1895 -
Rocketry
The first exploration of space by rocket was first proposed by a Russian teacher called Kknstantin Tsiolkovsky -
The assembly line
Ransom Olds created and patented the assembly in 1901. Although the Ford Motor Company was the first one to implement it in 1913 -
Air conditioning
Willis Haviland Carriers deigned the first modern air-conditioning system on July 17, 1902. -
The airplane
It was created by Oliver and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903. -
Nitrogen fixation
It was discovered by Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch. Consist on the synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen. -
Television
Was first succesfully demonstrated in San Francisco on September,7,1927 -
Penicillin
It was invented by Alexander Fleming at St Mary’s Hospital, London in 1928. -
Nuclear fission
The first fission where atoms split apart, releasing energy. Was discovered by Otto Frisch and Lise Meitner. -
Period: to
The green revolution
Refers to the renovation of agricultural practices. It began in Mexixo in 1940 and ended within 1960. -
Semiconductor transitor
Three persons shared the Nobel prize: Walter Brattain, John Bardeen and William Shockley in December 23, 1947. -
The pill
The first pill invented was what we know nowadays as the birth control pill. Created by John Rock and Gregory Pincus in 1953, but it was not approved until 1960. -
The internet
It is said that it was invented when Vinton Cerf developed a way to communicate all the mini-networks in the world. -
The personal computer
The fisrt personal computer was created by a small firm named MITS, was developed in 1974