Timeline of Technology March 20 th , 2013 Skyla Suarez
Feb 17, 2016
Timeline of Technology
March 20th, 2013Skyla Suarez
2400 BC 300 BC 87 BC
The abacus, the first known calculator, invented in Babylonia
Pingala invents the binary number system.
Anikythera Mechanism invented in Rhodes to track movement to the stars
724 1041 1280
Liang Ling-Can invents the first fully mechanical clock
Movable type printing press invented by Bi Sheng
Eyeglasses were invented
1350 1450 1500
Suspension bridges built in Peru
Alphabetic, movable type printing press were invented by Johann Gutenberg
Ball bearing invented by Leonardo Da Vinci together with flying machines, including mechanical calculator and one of the first programmable robots
1510 1576 1581
Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein
Ironclad warship invented by Oda Nobunaga
Pendulum invented by Galileo Galilei
1609
Thermometer invetned by Galileo Galilei
Telescope invented by Hans Lippershey
Microscope invented by Galileo Galilei
16081593
1642 1645
Adding machine invented by Blaise Pascal
Barometer invented by Evangelista Torricelli
Vacuum pump invented by Christiaan Huygens
1643
1657 1687
Pendulum clock invented by Christiaan Huygens
Pressure cooker invented by Denis Papin
Newton, Principia: Newton’s physics formed the foundation of modern science
1679
1698 1705
Steam engine invented by Thomas Savery
Gottfried Leibniz is known as one of the founding fathers of calculus
Steam piston engine invented by Thomas Newcomen
1671
1708 1733
Jethro Tull invents mecahnical (seed) sower
Thermometer invented by Rene Antoine Rerchault de Reaumur
John Kay invents flying shuttle
1710
1769 1779
Steam engine invented by James Watt
Priestly isolates oxegyn
First steam powered mills automate the weaving process
1774
1769 1779
Steam engine invented by James Watt
Priestly isolates oxegyn
First steam powered mills automate the weaving process
1774
1781 1791
William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus
Hot air balloon invented by Montgolfier brothers
Steamboat invented by John Fitch
1783
1793 1799
Eli Whitney develops the cotton gin
Vaccination invented by Edward Jenner
Humphrey Davy discovers nitrous oxide (laughing gas)Oliver Evans invents the conveyer belt
1798
1804 1816
Locomotive invented by Richard Trevithick
Steam Locomotive (Blucher) invented by George Stephenson
Miner’s safety lamp invented by Humphry Davy
1814