Important Inventions

  • Aug 14, 1499

    Leonardo da Vinci invented moveable barracades

    Leonardo da Vinci invented moveable barracades
  • Jul 12, 1564

    Nicholas Conte invented the graphite pencil

    Nicholas Conte invented the graphite pencil
  • Galileo Galilei invented the thermometer

    Galileo Galilei invented the thermometer
  • Hans Lippershey invented the refracting telescope

    Hans Lippershey invented the refracting telescope
  • W. Oughted invented the sliding ruler

    W. Oughted invented the sliding ruler
  • James Gregory invented the reflecting telescope

    James Gregory invented the reflecting telescope
  • Bartolomeo Cristofor invented the piano

    Bartolomeo Cristofor invented the piano
  • Duke de Rechelieu invented mayonnaise

    Duke de Rechelieu invented mayonnaise
  • Count Alessandro Volta invented the chemical battery

    Count Alessandro Volta invented the chemical  battery
  • Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to clean cotton quicker

    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to clean cotton quicker
  • Charles and Vincent Chevaler invented the camera

    Charles and Vincent Chevaler invented the camera
  • Samuel Colt invented the colt revolver

    Samuel Colt invented the colt revolver
  • Richard Gatling invented the first machine gun

    Richard Gatling invented the first machine gun
  • John Brownig invented the pump action shotgun

    John Brownig invented the pump action shotgun
  • Orville and Wibur Wright invented the airplane

    Orville and Wibur Wright invented the airplane
  • Philo Farnsworth invented the television

    Philo Farnsworth invented the television
  • Dr. Jonas Salk invented the polio shot

    Dr. Jonas Salk invented the polio shot
  • Steve Jobs invented the iPod

    Steve Jobs invented the iPod