History of Engineering

By Emacastle
  • 6000 BCE

    Discovery of Fire

    Discovery of Fire
  • Period: 6000 BCE to

    History of Engineering

  • 5000 BCE

    Copper Age

    Copper Age
    Wheel and Axle, Plow, Use of Stone Tools, Written Communication, Use of soft metal for tools
  • 3000 BCE

    Babylonian Engineers

    Familiar with basic math, Could figure out areas and volume of excavations, Number system was base 60, Primitive Arches used in moving water, Bridges were built with stone piers carrying wooden stringers, Built roads, Gardens of Bablyon
  • 2900 BCE

    Egyptian Engineers

    Egyptian Engineers
    Pyramid Age, Able to precisely calculate the size of stones
  • 600 BCE

    Roman Engineering

    Roman Engineering
    Aqueducts for: Water supply, Sanitary systems