The History of Engineering

By Odalis
  • 2700 BCE

    The Egyptian Pyramids

    The Egyptian Pyramids
    Period: 2,700 BCE to 2,200 BCE
    The Egypt pyramids were built during this period. They were built in Giza, Egypt.
  • 200

    The first road system

    The first road system
    Period 200 AD
    The Romans built a road system that spanned 44,000 miles.
  • 500

    The Medieval and Renaissance Periods

    The Medieval and Renaissance Periods
    Period 500 - 1600 AC
    The Medieval and Renaissance periods in Europe spam lasted this long. Inventions were being created all over Europe.
  • Sep 6, 1163

    Norte De Dame

    Norte De Dame
    Period: 1163 to 1345
    The Norte Dame de Paris cathedral started building in 1163 and was completed in 1345 AC.
  • Sep 6, 1382

    Mariano Di Jacopo

    Mariano Di Jacopo
    Period: 1382 to 1458
    Mariano Di Jacopo wrote two books on mechanical engineering during the renaissance period.

  • Steam Engine

    Steam Engine
    The New steam engine was invented.

  • Board of Longitude

    Board of Longitude
    It was created in 1714 to find new ways to accurately navigate the seas. it was created to solve the problem of finding Longitude at sea.

  • First Cotton Mill

    First Cotton Mill
    It opened in Europe during the industrial revolution.

  • First Water Frame

    First Water Frame
    It was a spinning frame that used water power to drive it.

  • James Watt

    James Watt
    James Watt developed a version of the steam engine that was able to drive factory machinery.

  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Eli Whitney invented a machine that was used for spreading cotton seeds.

  • First Steam Ship

    First Steam Ship
    In the 19th century sailing ships completely disappeared as the the new steam ship took over.

  • Steam Powered Printing Press

    Steam Powered Printing Press
    It was invented by Fred Koenig in 1814.

  • Transcontinental railroad

    Transcontinental railroad
    Periods: 1862 to 1869
    It linked Omaha to Nebraska with Sacramento, CA, and It was built during these two time periods.

  • Dynamos

    Dynamos
    This created electricity with rotational energy from a steam engine or waterwheel.

  • The Light System

    The Light System
    Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb.

  • The AC System

    The AC System
    In 1892 George Westinghouse's AC system became the primary method of electrical distribution.

  • The Radio Transmitter/ Receivers

    The Radio Transmitter/ Receivers
    Guglie Marconi Began experimenting on radio transmitter/ receivers with a goal of wireless telegraphy.

  • The First Powered Flight

    The First Powered Flight
    The Wright brothers completed the first powered flight

  • Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company
    In 1903 Henry Ford created this company.

  • RCA

    RCA
    the RCA was formed

  • The RCA forms the NBC

    The RCA forms the NBC
    This is the first interconnected network of radios.

  • Experimental Computers

    Experimental Computers
    Periods: 1940 to 1950
    Experimental computers are created and tested.

  • Univac I computer

    Univac I computer
    The first Univac I computer was sold over $1,000,000 to the U.S. consensus agency.

  • Transistors

    Transistors
    They were wildly used in computers.

  • Microprocessors

    Microprocessors
    They were first invented by Intel and taxes industries.

  • PC

    PC
    IBM introduced the computer into the market.

  • Boeing 777

    Boeing 777
    It was engineered and was the most complex object at that point.

  • Popularity Of Computers

    Popularity Of Computers
    Computer became more common in homes.