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Wheel, 8000 BCE
It is uncertain as to when the wheel was invented, or by whom. However, archaeologists believe that the wheel was invented around 8000 BCE in Asia. The oldest wheel to be found is a Mesopotamian one, dating back to 3500 BCE. http://library.thinkquest.org/C004203/science/science02.htm -
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Paper
Ancient pieces of paper have been foudn in the Xuanquanzhi ruins of Dunhuang in China's northwest Gansu province during the reign of Emperor Wu. The invention was reported to the Emperor by an official of the Imperial Court, Ts'ai Lun but it is unknown as to if he was the one who invented paper. http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/amp/collection/museum_invention_paper.htm -
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Camera Obscura
The camera obscura was invented in 1000 AD by Ibn Al-Haytham, who was also able to explain why the images appeared upside down. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/stilphotography.htm http://cinemathequefroncaise.com/Chapter1-1/Figure_01_10_Obscura.html -
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Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1440, allowing the production of books to increase rapidly. By 1500, 20 million volumes had been printed in Western Europe. The printing press allowed easier access to knowledge as well as the Bible, leading to more interpretations. http://www.livescience.com/33749-top-10-inventions-changed-world.html -
Telescope
Hans Lippershey is credited for creating the first working telescpoe in 1608. Telescopes changed our understanding of our solar system and the world in which we live. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telescope -
Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen invented the first successful atmospheric steam engine, which was first put to use in 1712. Newcomen is considered one of the pioneer's of the Industrial Revolution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/21034983 http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/famous/thomas_newcomen.shtml -
Automobile
In 1796, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invented the first self-propelled road vehicle. http://inventors.about.com/od/famousinventions/tp/topteninvention.htm http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas-Joseph_Cugnot http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas-Joseph_Cugnot -
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel received a US patent for his invention of dynamite in 1867. Dynamite is used in mining, quarrying, and construction and has affected the invention of military dynamite as well as other explosives. http://inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventions/a/Alfred_Nobel.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone that transmitted human voices electrically. http://inventors.about.com/od/famousinventions/tp/topteninvention.htm -
Lightbulb
In 1879, Thomas Edision was able to use low current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe to produce a reliable and long lasting source of light. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm -
Airplane
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur) built the first succesful airplane in 1903. In the years 1905-1907 they created the first "practical fixed-wing aircraft." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers http://www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Airplanes/Wright_Airplanes.htm -
Plastic
Leo Baekeland made the first truly synthetic plastic in 1909, called Bakelite. It is made from a mixture of phenol and formaldehyd and can be modeled when it is hot and then solidified into a hard plastic. http://science.howstuffworks.com/plastic1.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite -
Penicillin
Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin in 1929 but the production of penicillin did not begin until the 1940s. In the 1950s and 60s, different classes of antibiotics began to be identified. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/antibiotics/163997.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/antibiotics/163997.stm -
Communications Networks/Internet
In the 1960s, computer scientists working for the ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) created a communications network to connect the computers within the agency; ARPANET. The method of data transmission used was called "packet switching" which was developed by Lawrence Roberts. ARPANET was the beginning of the Internet, which is now used by billions of people across the world. http://www.livescience.com/33749-top-10-inventions-changed-world.html -
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Baby Mop
A onsie with a mop attached, so the floor gets cleaned as the baby crawls. -
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Compass
The compass was invented between the 9th and 11th centuries and was invented by the Chinese. It was made out of lodestone and enabled Mariners to navigate the sea, therefore increasing sea trade and contributing to the Age of Discovery. http://www.livescience.com/33749-top-10-inventions-changed-world.html http://www.livescience.com/33749-top-10-inventions-changed-world.html
