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2700 BCE
Ancient Civilizations
The Egyption pyramids were built during this period.
Built in Giza, Egypt. -
2200 BCE
Start
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500 BCE
Ancient Civilizations
500-1600 A.D. Medieval and renaissance periods in Europe Spain lasted this long -
200 BCE
Ancient Civilizations
200 A.D. Romans built a road system that spanned 44,000 miles -
Sep 6, 1163
Ancient Civilizations
1163-1345 Notre Dame De Pans cathedral started buliding -
Sep 6, 1382
Ancient Civilizations
1382 to about 1458. Mariano di Lacopo wrote 2 books on mechanical engineering during the renaissance period -
Industrial Revolution
Newcomen steam engine was installed -
Industrial Revolution
British parliament passed legislation that created the board of longitude -
Industrial Revolution
First cotton mill opened in England -
Industrial Revolution
Water frame spinned cotton into thread using water -
Industrial Revolution
James watt devolved a version of an engine that could drive factory machines -
Industrial Revolution
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin -
Industrial Revolution
Robert Fulton completed 146 foot long steamship -
Industrial Revolution
Friedrich Koenig invented a steam powered printing press -
Rise of corporation
Transcontinental railroad was created. Linked Omakha,Nebraska with Sacramento, Ca -
Rise of corporation
Dynamos, machines that converts rotation energy fromna stewm engine orvwater whell into electrical energy, proved efficent methods of genrrating electricty -
Rise of corporation
Thomas Edison's light system was installed in New York City -
Rise of corporation
George Westhinghouse's A/C system becames primary methods of elerictrianal distribution -
Rise of corporation
Guglie Marconi began experimenting with radio transmission receivers -
Rise of corporation
Wright brothers complete the first powered flight -
Rise of corporation
Henry Ford created the Ford motor company -
Computer age
RCA was formed (Radio Corporation if America) -
Computer age
RCA formed the NBC- the first interconnection networkof radio stations -
Compuer age
Experimental computers are created and tested -
Computer age
First univac 1 computer was sold for over 1,000,000 to the US consensvs agency -
Computer age
Transistors were widely used in computers -
Computer age
Microprocessors invented by Intel and Texas Industries. -
Computer age
IBM introduced the PC into the market -
Computer age
Boeing 777 was enhineered and was the most complex object at this point -
Rise of corporation
Computers became more common in homes -
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