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3500 BCE
The Wheel
The wheel was first created and used in 3500 B.C. Although we mostly use the wheel for transportation in cars, when the wheel was created, it was used for pottery. -
700 BCE
Gunpowder
Gunpowder was first used under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Gunpowder was used to put on firework displays, and a little bit later, it was learned that gunpowder could be used a s a weapon. -
618 BCE
Paper Money
Money was first used in the Tang Dynasty. Money was used privately instead of credits. -
600 BCE
Electricity
Electricity is a form of energy, so it was not created but discovered. In the ancient Greek era, they found that rubbing fur on fossilized tree resin made an attraction between the two. -
400 BCE
The Screw
The creator of the screw was Archytas of Tarentum. They were made in Greece and Egypt, and they was first used in the form of screw presses. -
300 BCE
The Lever
No one know the creator of the lever since it was created so long go. It was used since the stone age for various reasons. -
1440
The Printing Press
The printing press was first invented and used in China. Before this, people were writing messages on stone, and using xylographs. -
Anesthesia
Anesthesia was created by a dentist named William Morton. It became available to the public the same day it was created. -
The Telephone
The telephone was created by Antonio Meucci and Alexander Graham Bell. The phone used a water microphone, and it was created in Highland Park, Illinois. It was patented in 1876. -
The Automobile
Karl Benz invented the first automobile. Aside from the old look, it worked like modern cars do today. -
Hybrid Vehicles
The first hybrid vehicle was created by Ferdinand Porsche. He called the car the Lohner Porsche. -
Air Conditioning
Air conditioning was created by Willis Carrier. It was made in Buffalo, NY, and it was not used until 28 years after it was invented. -
Airplanes
Wilbur and Oliver Wright made 4 brief flights with the first powered aircraft. These flights were at Kitty Hawk. -
The Computer
The computer was first created by a German named Konrad Zuse. He was in a living room when the great invention was made. The computer was called the Z1. -
Semiconductors
Semiconductors were created by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley at Bell Labs. It was discovered in a device used to detect radio waves. -
Video Games
The first games were shown in arcades around the late 1950's. First generation games were created and sold to the public in 1970's. -
Virtual Reality War
Myron Kreuger made title "Virtual Reality". The first virtual reality headset was created by Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull. -
GPS
The GPS was created by the U.S. Department of Defense. It used 24 satellites and some designs from 1960. -
The Drone
The drone was first created for the sole purpose of spying on the target Osama Bin Laden. It was the first unmanned predator drone.
