-
May 27, 1240
The Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse was when Greeks built a huge wooden horse and hid men inside. The Greeks pretended to sail away, and the Trojans pulled the horse into the city as a victory trophy. After the Greeks celebrated, the men inside opened the doors to Troy and let the ret of the Greek army in. They then destroyed the city of Troy. -
May 27, 1241
Celebrate Good Times!
After the Greeks defeated the Trojans in the Trojan War, they celebrated by worshiping their gods and having a massive celebration. -
May 27, 1250
Springs
A Greek engineer, Ctesibius, created the first bronze coil spring. -
May 27, 1295
Mariner's Astrolabe
Was used to measure angles or the latitude of a vessel out at sea by using the sun's noon altitude. It was invented by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi. -
May 27, 1420
Brace
Tool used to drill holes in wood. The design consits of a crank shaft which can drill a deeper and wider hole whith a precise 90 degree angle. The brace first appeared in the county of Flanders in the 1420s. -
May 27, 1439
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in Mainz Germany. The printing press is based off of the screw press, which was used to create olive oil and wine by the Romans. -
May 27, 1470
Parachute
The earliest known evidence of a parachute dates back to the 1470s during the Renaissance period. Parachutes and roller coasters are alike because they both create a type of friction and or resistance/drag in order to slow down an object. -
Steam Turbine
Giovanni Branca and John Wilkins developed the steam turbine in 1629. -
Hydraulic Chain Pump
The hydraulic chain pump was for use with irrigation in Chinese fields. They also were used as a pipe system in palaces and homes owned by the very wealthy -
The First Locomotive
In 1712 Thomas Newcomen and John Cally unveiled the first reliable steam engine. It used steam to power a pump. -
College Life
The inventor of the roller coaster, John A. Miller, took coarses at the University of Virginia which studied Greek Mythology. -
Spinning Jenny
A spinning jenny is a device that is able to produce yarn at a quick rate with ease. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves of England. -
Automobiles
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is credited with building the first full-scale, self-propelled automoble in about 1769. Cugnot created a steam-powered tricycle. -
Roller Coaster
The roller coaster was invented in 1784. Some historians say that the first real roller coaster was built under the order of Russia's Catherine the Great. Other historians believe that the first roller coaster was built by the French.
