History of Engineering

By Emacastle
  • Discovery of Fire
    6000 BCE

    Discovery of Fire

  • Period: 6000 BCE to

    History of Engineering

  • Copper Age
    5000 BCE

    Copper Age

    Wheel and Axle, Plow, Use of Stone Tools, Written Communication, Use of soft metal for tools
  • 3000 BCE

    Babylonian Engineers

    Familiar with basic math, Could figure out areas and volume of excavations, Number system was base 60, Primitive Arches used in moving water, Bridges were built with stone piers carrying wooden stringers, Built roads, Gardens of Bablyon
  • Egyptian Engineers
    2900 BCE

    Egyptian Engineers

    Pyramid Age, Able to precisely calculate the size of stones
  • Roman Engineering
    600 BCE

    Roman Engineering

    Aqueducts for: Water supply, Sanitary systems