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Jan 1, 1300
Clocks
It was invented in the in the early 1300’s. Galileo, an Italian scientist, invented the clock -
Jan 1, 1352
Eyeglasses or spectacles
People do not know who invented it but the saw a painting with a person holding spectacles so they think it was invented in Italy -
Jan 1, 1371
Compass
Chinese voyager Zheng He in 1371 to 1435 -
Jan 1, 1436
Printing Press
In 1436 a German named Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg was a goldsmith -
Jan 1, 1496
Wallpaper
In 1496 the first paper mill came into operation in England -
Jan 1, 1500
Lenses (Microscope and Telescope)
The inventor was Hans Lippershey who developed the first real telescope, or Hans Janssen and his son Zacharias. -
Jan 1, 1578
Submarine
invented by Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci kept his plans secret because he didn’t want to make war any more terrifying than it already was -
Flush Toilet
Sir John Harrington, godson of Queen Elizabeth, made the first toilet for himself and his grandmother in 1596 -
The match
Robert Boyle invented the match in 1680 -
Gunpowder
It was invented around 850 A.D.. The chinese used gunpowder in the early 1230’s.
