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4000 BCE
THE WHEEL
Is a circular block of a hard and durable material at whose center has been bored a circular hole through which is placed an axle bearing about which the wheel rotates when a moment is applied by gravity. By the mesopotamians. -
2600 BCE
RAMP
Is a sloped or curved surface that joins different
level, like a surface that tilts from one level to another.
By Egyptians -
206 BCE
COMPASS
An instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. -
100 BCE
PAPER
Is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. It is a versatile material with many uses, including writing, printing, packaging, cleaning, decorating, and a number of industrial and construction processes. By Han Dynasty -
904
GUNPOWDER
An explosive mixture, as of
potassium, nitrate, sulfur, and
charcoal used in shell and
cartridges, in firework for blasting,
etc. By Tang Fu -
1440
PRINTING PRESS
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink.
By Johannes Gutenber -
REFRIGERATION
Is the process of removal of heat in a space, substance, or system to lower and/or maintain its temperature below the ambient one. In other words, refrigeration means artificial cooling.
By Oliver Evans -
RADIO
The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages.
By Nikola Tesla, Guglielmo Marconi -
TRAFFIC LIGHT
Traffic lights are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control flows of traffic.
By Garrett Augustus Morgan -
TELEVISION
An electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound.
By John Logie Baird.
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