inventions from the renissance

By alexander reyes
  • Jan 1, 1300

    the clock

    the clock
    a Italian scientist named Galileo discovered the pendulum which helped move the clock hand. in the 1600 the metal teeth gear helped make the first working clock.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    renaissance timespan

  • May 1, 1346

    gunpowder

    gunpowder
    though gunpowder was was invented in 850 A.D. it was first used in 1346 for rifles in the battle of Crecy. historians do not know if it was carried from china to Europe. Or if they invented it on there own.
  • Apr 19, 1436

    printing press

    printing press
    it was made in AD 1436 and finished in 1440.it was created by Johannes Gutenberg. it machine had metal letters that locked into place it was then covered with ink and pressed against paper so it can place sentences.
  • Jan 1, 1496

    wallpaper

    wallpaper
    in 1496 a paper mill was brought into england. english artist designed the paper with pencils and wooden blocks.

  • the thermoscope

    the thermoscope
    and or thermometer it was invented by Galileo Galilee invented the first water thermometer later the mercury thermometer was invented in 1714

  • the flushing toilet

    the flushing toilet
    the flushing toilet was invented by john Harrington in 1596. however the toilet was a private invention. then in 1852 george jennings made the flush out toilet

  • the musket

    the musket
    the musket was made around the 17th century where European soldiers carried a portable weapon that shot a metal ball that could seriously hurt someone

  • matches

    matches
    the matches were made by Robert Doyle although people could bang rocks Robert found out that phosphors and sulfur would burst into flames when rubbed . however the matches where nota complete success because they would randomly set on fire in peoples pockets

  • the submarine

    the submarine
    the first submarine was invented in 1578 and was made by william borne leonardo da vinci was the first one that made drawings but he didint let them out to the public because he didint want to make war more scary than it was. in 1602 cornileios drebble made the first model which mas mostly leather

  • the graded glasses

    the graded glasses
    in 1623 a spanish inventor created glasses that helped people see even though there were all ready glasses many of them had a lot of errors so the Spanish inventor made a good working pair