17th century technology By stonephillips Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Dec 31, 1699 Top Ten Inventions of the 17th Century Dec 12, 1620 Earliest human powered submarine was invented by Cornelis Drebbel Dec 12, 1629 Steam turbine was invented by Giovanni Branka Dec 12, 1642 Adding Machine was invented by Blaise Pascal Dec 12, 1656 Pendulum Clock is invented by Christian Huygens Dec 12, 1660 Cuckoo Clock was invented in Germany Dec 12, 1671 Calculating Machine was invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Dec 12, 1674 Bacteria was first described by Anton Van leeuwenhoek Dec 12, 1675 Pocketwatch was invented by Christian Huygens Dec 12, 1679 Pressure Cooker is invented by Denis Papin Dec 12, 1698 Steam pump was invented by Thomas Savery