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TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH

By Nayarabl_
  • Period: 476 to 1492

    Middle age

  • 723

    Mechanical clock

    Mechanical clock
    The mechanical clock was a new invention of the Middle Ages that emerged in the West in monasteries and developed in cities. The mechanical clock introduced to the Western world the values of precision and efficiency. The first European mechanical clock is documented in the year 1300 replacing water clocks
    Disadvantages: Accuracy, Maintenance and coast and fragility.
    Advantages: Craftsmanshiph and aesthetics, longevity and no battery dependency.
  • 1086

    Compass

    Compass
    Approximately in the 11th century, in order to determine directions in the open sea. Initially it consisted of a magnetized needle floating in a vessel filled with water, later it was improved to reduce its size and facilitate use, changing the vessel of water for a rotating axis and adding a "compass rose" that serves as a guide for directions.
    Disadvantages: Limited information, dependence on map skills and variation and declination.
    Advantages: Reliability, simple to use and longevity.
  • 1180

    Windmill

    Windmill
    The first windmill was designed by Heron and was used to drive the bellows of an organ.
    The Persians, starting in the 7th century, already had mills for irrigation and grinding, formed by wings mounted on a vertical pole, the lower end of which moved a grinding wheel.
    Disadvantages: Intermittent power generation, visual and noise impact and initial coast and land use.
    Advantages: renewable energy source, low environmental impact and energy independence.
  • 1270

    Glasses

    Glasses
    The first glasses as such were created between 1270 and 1290 in Italy, specifically in Murano. In the 11th century, Alhacén, an Arab scholar and astronomer, laid the theoretical foundations for the “reading stone”: a quartz crystal hemisphere that acted as a magnifying glass.
    Disadvantages: Dependency, peripheral vision limitations and maintenance and fragility.
    Advantages: Improved vision, ease of use and stylish acessories.
  • 1440

    The print

    The print
    The print was created for Johannes Gutenberg. Johannes Gutenberg was a German craftsman and inventor who invented an innovative press printing machine that used movable type. In 1452, Gutenberg began printing his most famous project, the Gutenberg Bible.
    Disadvantages: Limited acess, monopoly and censorship and environmental impact.
    Advantages: Mass production, widespread dissemination of information and standardization.