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Modern Age

  • 1578

    Submarine / submersible

    Submarine / submersible
    Created by Cornelius Drebbel.
    Advantages:
    -Its capacity was high for short trips.
    -It could be kept underwater and that impressed.
    -It invested a lot of money that made improvements. Disadvantages:
    -It couldn’t get very deep
    . -Oxygen was easily lost.
    -Could not have windows.
  • The pascaline / calculator

    The pascaline / calculator
    Created by Blaise Pascal.
    Advantages:
    -It advanced a lot at the time.
    -It made the calculation easier.
    -You didn’t have to memorize all the numbers. Disadvantages:
    -Addition and subtraction are not done directly.
    -It is almost impossible to do multiplication and division.
    -A lot of paper is used in a single calculation.
  • Piano

    Piano
    Created by Bartolomeo Cristofori.
    Advantages:
    -New sounds created by a single instrument.
    -Helps memorize keys and sounds
    -Stimulates hand movements.
    Disadvantages:
    -It is very large.
    -Fragile and difficult to move.
    -You have to tune each time and if not done break the strings.
  • Modern cooling system.

    Modern cooling system.
    Created by Guillermo Cullen.
    Advantages:
    -Breakthrough technology.
    -Kept food fresh.
    -Consumes less energy.
    Disadvantages:
    -Weighs a lot.
    -It is difficult to transport it to different places.
    -If it spoils, food quickly expires.
  • Parachute.

    Parachute.
    Created by Louis-Sébastien Lenormand.
    Advantages:
    -Download objects or people from very high without much risk of death and damage.
    -The materials that are needed are easy to find.
    -It innovated flying appliances.
    Disadvantages:
    -It can’t hold much weight.
    -If it is not well calculated it will fail.
    -Its handling is a bit confusing and difficult.