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Inventions and discoveries

Writing to the atomic bomb, discoveries and inventions mark the history, changing the lives of men, upset beliefs, advance knowledge, even if they are not always a guarantee of progress.

 
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The invention of the steam engine (1712)

In 1679 the French Denis Papin develops a kind of pressure cooker to study the gas pressure. He also designed a steam engine. Thomas Newcomen, who, in 1712, then ...
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The invention of the compass (1190)

This invention is an essential part of the development of navigation and trade by sea. The first compass is manufactured by the Chinese around the year one thousand, then ...
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The invention of writing (-5000)

Around 3400 BC, the Sumerians invented a primitive form of writing to record business transactions. Cuneiform writing, obtained by the imprint of reeds on ...
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The invention of the Pill (1956)

The development of the contraceptive pill in 1956, is attributed to two American scientists: Gregory Pincus (pathologist) and John Rock (Obstetrician). It then contains the hormone ...
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The invention of printing (1454)

These are the Chinese who are responsible for the invention of printing in order to simplify the use of ideographic writing. Discovered and perfected in Europe in the fifteenth century ...

All articles by theme

Aerospace

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avion_ader Of the first gliders to rockets reaching the Moon, the inventions that have revolutionized aviation.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of the airplane (1890)
Dallas

Armament

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barrel The weapons of war, the catapult to the atomic bomb.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of the atomic bomb (1945)
Dallas
2. The invention of the catapult (-399)
Dallas
3. The invention of the gun (1313)
Dallas

Energy

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bulb Mill water, electricity, light bulb, the inventors at the service of energy.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of the bulb (1879)
Dallas
2. The invention of the electric battery (1800)
Lucretia
3. The invention of electricity (1800)
Lucretia
4. The invention of the watermill (-200)
Lucretia
5. The invention of the windmill (700 BC)
Dallas
6. The discovery of fire (500 000 BC)
Lucretia
7. The discovery of oil (1859)
Dallas

Instrumentation

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compass Measurement devices, actuators, sensors, controllers: instruments of science.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of spectacles (1300)
Dallas
2. The invention of the sundial (1500 BC)
Lucretia
3. The invention of the telescope (1608)
Dallas
4. The invention of the compass (1190)
Dallas

Industrial machinery

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printing Printing, loom, steam engine, the service industrial revolutions.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of the steam engine (1712)
Dallas
2. The invention of the loom (1733)
Dallas
3. The invention of printing (1454)
Lucretia

Material

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paper The discovery and development of key materials.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of paper (100 AD)
Dallas

Medicine

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pasteurization The greatest discoveries of medicine: surgery, pasteurization, pill ...
# Articles published Author
1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): principle and invention (1938)
Dallas
2. The invention of pasteurization (1865)
Lucretia
3. The invention of the Pill (1956)
Dallas
4. The invention of surgery (-600)
Dallas

Media and Telecoms

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radio Scripture, radio, television, Internet revolution: the history of media and telecommunications.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of the Internet (1969)
Dallas
2. The invention of writing (-5000)
Lucretia
3. The invention of the computer (1936)
Dallas
4. The invention of photography (1839)
Lucretia
5. The invention of radio (1895)
Lucretia
6. The invention of television (1926)
Lucretia
7. The invention of the calendar (2500 BC. JC)
Lucretia
8. The invention of the CD (Compact Disc) - 1979
Dallas
9. The invention of cinema (cinema), 1895
Lucretia
10. Phone: history and invention (1876)
Dallas

Science

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zero Mathematics, physics, chemistry: the inventors at the service of science.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of zero (-2000)
Dallas

Land transport

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wheel Wheel, Train, Car: the great inventions of land transport.
# Articles published Author
1. The invention of Escalator (1892)
Dallas
2. The invention of the bicycle (1817) - Cycling
Dallas
3. The invention of the plow (300 BC)
Dallas
4. The invention of the wheel (-3500)
Lucretia
5. The invention of the diesel car (1897)
Dallas
6. The invention of the automobile (1883) - The car
Dallas
7. The invention of the tire (1887)
Dallas
8. The invention of the train (1804)
Dallas
9. The invention of the tram (1832)
Dallas
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