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Technology Advancement

By Jane the Bookworm
  • Abacus invented, 2400 BCE
    2400 BCE

    Abacus invented, 2400 BCE

    The abacus, also known as the calculator, invented in Babylonia
  • Antikythera Mechanism invented, 87 BCE
    87 BCE

    Antikythera Mechanism invented, 87 BCE

    Antikythera Mechanism invented in Rhodes to track movement of the stars
  • First fully mechanical clock invented, 724 CE
    May 15, 724

    First fully mechanical clock invented, 724 CE

    Liang Ling-Can invents the first fully mechanical clock
  • Movable printing type invented, 1041 CE
    May 15, 1041

    Movable printing type invented, 1041 CE

    Movable type printing press invented by Bi Sheng
  • Suspension bridges invented, 1350 CE
    May 15, 1350

    Suspension bridges invented, 1350 CE

    Suspension bridges built in Peru
  • Johann invents movable type, 1450
    May 15, 1450

    Johann invents movable type, 1450

    Alphabetic, movable type printing press invented by Johann Gutenberg
  • Da Vinci Renaissance, 1500
    May 15, 1500

    Da Vinci Renaissance, 1500

    Ball bearing invented by Leonardo Da Vinci together with flying machines, including a helicopter, the first mechanical calculator and one of the first programmable robots
  • Pocket Watch invented, 1510
    May 15, 1510

    Pocket Watch invented, 1510

    Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein
  • First mechanical computer designed, 1822 CE

    First mechanical computer designed, 1822 CE

    Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer
  • Photography invented, 1826

    Photography invented, 1826

    Photography invented by Joseph Nicephore Niepce
  • Feb 1, 2005, Google Maps out

    Feb 1, 2005, Google Maps out

    Google Maps, a free GPS was launched and is still used worldwide.
  • I phone launched, 2007

    I phone launched, 2007

    The I phone, the first all touch phone was launched
  • I pod launched, 2010

    I pod launched, 2010

    The I pod, smaller than a computer and larger than a phone, was launched
  • Touchable Holograms created, 2015

    Touchable Holograms created, 2015

    Touchable holograms, much like Star Wars pictures were created