Inventions Timeline

2400 BCThe abacus, the first known calculator, was invented in Babylonia 500 BC Panini Introduced the forerunner to modern formal language theory 300 BC Pingala invented the binary number system 87 BC Antikythera Mechanism was built in Rhodes to track movement of the stars 673A Greek fire was invented by Kallinikos of Heliopolis 724 Liang Ling-Can invents the first fully mechanical clock 800s Gunpowder in China 852 Parachute was invented by Armen Firman 900 Horse collar in Europe 1041 Movable type printing press was invented by Bi Sheng 1280 Eyeglasses 1350 Suspension bridges in Peru 1450 Alphabetic, movable type printing press was invented by Johann Gutenberg 1492 Nrnberg Terrestrial Globe by German mapmaker Martin Behaim 1500 Ball bearing was invented by Leonardo Da Vinci together with flying machines, including a helicopter, the first mechanical calculator and one of the first programmable robots 1510 Pocket watch was invented by Peter Henlein 1540 Ether was invented by Valerius Cordus 1576 Ironclad warship was invented by Oda Nobunaga 1581 Pendulum was invented by Galileo Galilei 1593 Thermometer was invented by Galileo Galilei 1608 Telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey 1609 Microscope was invented by Galileo Galilei 1620 Slide rule was invented by William Oughtred 1642 Adding machine was invented by Blaise Pascal 1643 Barometer was invented by Evangelista Torricelli 1645 Vacuum pump was invented by Otto von Guericke 1657 Pendulum clock was invented by Christiaan Huygens 1679 Pressure cooker was invented by Denis Papin 1698 Steam engine was invented by Thomas Savery 1700 Piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori 1671 Gottfried Leibniz is known as one of the founding fathers of calculus 1705 Steam piston engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen 1710 Thermometer was invented by Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur 1742 Franklin stove was invented by Benjamin Franklin 1752 Lightning rod was invented by Benjamin Franklin 1767 Spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves 1769 Steam engine was invented by James Watt 1783 Parachute was invented by Jean Pierre Blanchard 1783 Hot air balloon was invented by Montgolfier brothers 1791 Steamboat was invented by John Fitch 1798 Vaccination was invented by Edward Jenner 1804 Locomotive was invented by Richard Trevithick 1814 Steam Locomotive (Blucher) was invented by George Stephenson

1816 Miner's safety lamp was invented by Humphry Davy 1816 Stethoscope was invented by Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec 1820 The Arithmometer was the first mass-produced calculator invented by Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar 1822 Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer 1821 Electric motor was invented by Michael Faraday 1826 Photography was invented by Joseph Nicephore Niepce 1830 Lawn mower was invented by Edwin Beard Budding 1834 Braille was invented by Louis Braille 1834 Refrigerator was invented by Jacob Perkins 1834 Combine harvester was invented by Hiram Moore 1835 Morse code was invented by Samuel Morse Revolver was invented by Samuel Colt 1838 Electric telegraph was invented by Charles Wheatstone (also Samuel Morse) 1839 Vulcanization of rubber was invented by Charles Goodyear 1842 Anaesthesia was invented by Crawford Long 1843 Typewriter was invented by Charles Thurber 1846 Sewing machine was invented by Elias Howe 1846 Rotary printing press was invented by Richard M. Hoe 1849 Safety pin was invented by Walter Hunt 1862 Revolving machine gun was invented by Richard J. Gatling 1862 Mechanical submarine was invented by Narcs Monturiol i Estarriol 1866 Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel 1870 Stock ticker was invented by Thomas Alva Edison 1876 Gasoline carburettor was invented by Daimler 1877 Phonograph was invented by Thomas Alva Edison 1877 Microphone was invented by Emile Berliner 1878 Cathode ray tube was invented by William Crookes 1880 Photophone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell 1885 Motor cycle was invented by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach 1891 Zipper was invented by Whitcomb L. Judson 1893 Wireless communication was invented by Nikola Tesla 1895 Diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel Radio signals were invented by Guglielmo Marconi 1898 Remote control was invented by Nikola Tesla 1901 Vacuum cleaner was invented by Hubert Booth 1903 Powered airplane was invented by Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright 1907 Color photography was invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere Helicopter was invented by Paul Cornu Radio amplifier was invented by Lee DeForest 1909 Bakelite was invented by Leo Baekeland 1923 Sound film was invented by Lee DeForest Television Electronic was invented by Philo Farnsworth 1924 Electro Mechanical television system was invented by John Logie Baird 1928 Antibiotics were invented by Alexander Fleming 1931 Iconoscope was invented by Vladimir Zworykin

1937 Jet engine was invented by Frank Whittle and Hans von Ohain Alan Turing develops the concept of a theoretical computing machine 1938 Ballpoint pen was invented by Laszlo Biro 1943 Enigma: Adolf Hitler uses the Enigma encryption machineColossus: Alan Turing develops the the code-breaking machine Colossus Aqua-Lung was invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan 1946 Microwave oven was invented by Percy Spencer 1951 Nuclear power reactor was invented by Walter Zinn 1956 Optical fiber was invented by Basil Hirschowitz, C. Wilbur Peters, and Lawrence E. Curtiss Videocassette recorder was invented by Ampex 1957 Sputnik I and Sputnik II: Sputnik I and Sputnik II are launched by the Russians 1958 Silicon chip: The first integrated circuit, or silicon chip, is produced by the US Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce 1960 Laser was invented by Theodore Harold Maiman 1961 Optical disc was invented by David Paul Gregg 1963 Computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart 1967 Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) was invented by John Shepherd-Barron Hypertext was invented by Andries van Dam and Ted Nelson 1968 Video game console was invented by Ralph H. Baer 1969 ARPANET was invented by United States Department of Defense 1971 E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson Liquid Crystal Display was invented by James Fergason ocket calculator was invented by Sharp Corporation Floppy Disk was invented by David Noble with IBM 1973 Ethernet was invented by Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs Personal computer was invented by Xerox PARC 1983 Camcorder was invented by Sony 1990 World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee 2001 Digital satellite radio Inventions Timeline Inventions Timeline Timeline History Timelines of Events provide fast facts and information about famous events in history, such as those detailed in the Inventions Timeline, precipitated a significant change in World history. This major historical event is arranged in the Inventions Timeline by chronological, or date order, providing an actual sequence of this past event which was of significance to history. Many historical events, such as detailed in the Inventions Timeline, occurred during times of crisis or evolution or change. Many of the famous World events as detailed in the Inventions Timeline describe famous, critical and major incidents. The specific period in history detailed in the Inventions Timeline led to great changes in the development of World Civilisation. The Inventions Timeline timeline provides fast information via timelines which highlight the key dates and major historical significance in a fast information format. Specific information can be seen at a glance with concise and accurate details of this historical event of World significance. The History timelines of famous events include timelines and chronologies of many important events of significant occurrence and outcome including the Inventions Timeline.