Science Timeline By mpapenfuss 3500 BCE The wheel is invented in ancient Mesopotamia 323 BCE Euclid deduces the founding principles of Geometry 105 Cai Lun develops papermaking process in China during Han dynasty Jan 1, 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press Jan 1, 1687 Sir Isaac Newton publishes his three universal laws of motion Jan 1, 1752 Benjamin Franklin proves lightning is electrical in nature through his kite experiment Jan 1, 1869 Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev publishes the first periodic table Jan 1, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents his design for the first telephone Jan 1, 1903 The Wright Brothers fly the first successful version of the modern airplane Jan 1, 1928 Alexander Fleming discovers the first antibiotic, Penicillin Jan 1, 1953 Watson and Crick discover the double-helix structure of DNA Jan 1, 1969 Apollo 11 completes the first moon landing Jan 1, 2007 Apple releases the first iPhone model Jan 28, 2015 Scientists discover water on Mars