technologies

By ashlynntech8
  • 3500 BCE

    Wheel

    Wheel
    the first wheel's were not used for traveling at first. they were actually used for potter's in Mesopotamia. the ancient greeks invented the wheel.
  • 206 BCE

    Compass

    Compass
    the first compass was invented in about 206 B.C. The compass was probably invented by chinese fortune tellers. The compass was first used for navigation by the Song Dynasty.

  • Microscope

    Microscope
    nobody knows for sure who invented the microscope for sure, but it's assumed to be Zacharias Janssen in 1595. His father, Han's, helped his with this project.

  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    The steam engine was invented in 1698 by three British inventors. This invention was used to help pump water out of coal mines.

  • Electricity

    Electricity
    Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity in 1752. On May 10th, 1752 Benjamin Franklin's experiment was tested using a 40 foot tall iron rod instead of a kite. Then, electrical sparks extracted from a cloud.

  • Traffic Light

    Traffic Light
    the first traffic light was installed in London December 1868. Exploding a month later, it killed a police officer.

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    Christopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter. Commercials for typewriters were aired in 1874 but typewriters didn't become popular until around the 1880's. Later, Christopher disowned his invention and refused to recommend it to anyone.

  • Phonograph

    Phonograph
    The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison. The phonograph was used for reproduction of sound and or music. It's also known was the gramophone or record player since the 1940's.

  • Film

    Film
    George Eastman invented the use of photographic film. In 1885 he used paper film, but then in 1888-1889 he switched to celluloid.

  • Camera

    Camera
    After the invention of photographic film, George Eastman invented his first camera called the kodak. The sales for this camera were first offered in 1888.

  • Smoke Detector

    Smoke Detector
    George Andrew Darby invented the smoke detector. The smoke detector was tested in 1890 by Francis Robinns Upton.

  • Radio

    Radio
    invented by Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor. The first radio signal occurred in Italy in 1895. Flashed first wireless signal across English Channel in 1899. Late received the letter S telegraphed from England to Newfoundland. 1902 was the first successful transatlantic radiotelegraph message.