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technology timeline

  • sunglasses
    Jan 1, 1280

    sunglasses

    Eyeglasses were invented
  • suspension bridge
    May 24, 1350

    suspension bridge

    Suspension bridges built in Peru
  • printing press
    Mar 15, 1450

    printing press

    Alphabetic, movable type printing press invented by Johann Gutenberg
  • Pocket watch
    May 23, 1510

    Pocket watch

    Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein
  • microscope

    microscope

    Microscope invented by Galileo Galilei
  • Pressure Cooker

    Pressure Cooker

    Pressure cooker invented by Denis Papin
  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine

    Steam engine invented by Thomas Savery
  • Steam Piston Engine

    Steam Piston Engine

    Steam piston engine invented by Thomas Newcomen
  • Flying Shuttle

    Flying Shuttle

    John Kay invents flying shuttle.
  • Photography

    Photography

    Photography invented by Joseph Nicephore Niepce
  • Refrigerator

    Refrigerator

    Refrigerator invented by Jacob Perkins
  • Typewriter

    Typewriter

    Typewriter invented by Charles Thurber
  • Sound Film

    Sound Film

    Sound film invented by Lee DeForest
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb

    The atomic bomb
  • Ethernet

    Ethernet

    Ethernet invented by Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs
  • Apple launches the iPod

    Apple launches the iPod

    iPod was a new line of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple. The first generation was launched on 10th November 2001. With its user-friendly interface and gigabytes of storage capacity, the iPod went on to become phenomenally successful. The introduction of the iTunes store, with millions of songs available to download, substantially boosted Apple's fortunes.
  • Myspace is founded

    Myspace is founded

  • Google announces Gmail

    Google announces Gmail

  • Windows XP professional x64 edition Release

    Windows XP professional x64 edition Release

  • Blu-ray is introduced

    Blu-ray is introduced