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2700 BCE
Egyptain pyramids
The Egyptian pyramids were built around this time. they were built in Giza, Egypt -
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Romans build road system
The Romans built a road system that spanned 44,000 miles. -
Period: 500 to
Medieval and Renaissance era
Inventions were being created all throughout Europe during this timespan -
Period: Jan 1, 1163 to Jan 1, 1345
Notre Dame de Paris Cahtedral
The Notre Dame de Paris cathedral started building in 1163 and was completed in 1345 -
Period: Jan 1, 1382 to Jan 1, 1458
Marian de Iacopo
Mariano de Iacopo wrote 2 books on mechanical engineering during the Renaissance era -
Steam engine
The Newcomen steam engine was installed -
Board of longitude
The British parliament passed legislation that created the board of longitude -
Cotton mill
The first cotton mill opened in England -
Water frame
The water frame spun cotton into thread using water machinery -
James Watt's engine
James Watt developed a version of an engine that could drive factory machines -
Cotton gin
Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin -
Steamship
Robert Fulton completed the 196 foot long steamship -
Printing press
Friedrich Koeing inventered a steam powered printing press -
Period: to
Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad began construction in 1862 and was finished in 1869. It linked Omaha, Nebraska with Sacramento, California -
Period: to
Dynamos
Dynamos, machines that convert rotational energy from a steam engine or waterwheel into electrical energy, provided efficient methods of generating electricity -
Thomas Edison's light system
Thomas Edison's light system was installed in New York City -
AC system
Starting in 1892, George Westinghouse's AC system became the primary method of electrical distribution -
Radio transmitter/ recievers
Beginning in 1894, Guglie Marconi began experimenting with radio transmitters/ receivers with the goal of wireless telegraphy -
Flight
Wright brothers complete the first powered flight -
Ford
Henry Ford created the Ford Motor Company in 1903 -
RCA formed
The RCA was formed (Radio Corporation of America) -
NBC formed
RCA formed the NBC. It was the first interconnected network of radio stations. -
Experimental computers
Experimental computers are created beginning in the 40's and continuing through the 50's -
Univac I Computer
The first Univac I computer was sold for over $1,000,000 to the US Consensus Agency -
Tranistors
Transistors were widely used in computers throughout the early 1960's -
Microprocessors
Microprocessors invented by Intel and Texas Industries -
Introduction of the PC
IBM introduced the PC into the market -
Boeing 777
Boeing 777 was engineered and was the most complex object at this point -
Period: to
Common computers
In the 1990s, computers became more common in homes
