Invent

Inventions through the Ages

By jydahlin
  • Apr 2, 1000

    Heron's Formula

    Heron's Formula
    The Hero(n) of Alexandria, a Mathematician and Inventor, Created the Heron's Formula.
  • Apr 4, 1440

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Johannes Gutenburg, who was a goldsmith an inventor and a business man, created the successful printing press
  • Apr 2, 1516

    Design for a Parachute

    Design for a Parachute
    Leonardo da Vinci, polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathmatiton, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer, created a design for a parachute

  • Jaquard Loom/ Punch Cards

    Jaquard Loom/ Punch Cards
    Joseph Jacquard, and inventor and French silk weaver, created the Jacquard loom and Punch Cards.

  • First Calculator

    First Calculator
    Luigi Torchi, Inventor, created the first calculator in the 18th century.

  • Black Box

    Black Box
    Charles Babbage, a british engineer, created a black box that measured the vibration of a train.

  • Punch Card (refined)

    Punch Card (refined)
    Herman Hollerith, Statistcian/ Inventor, created the refined punch card.