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The Egyptian Pyramids were built in Giza during this time period
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This age was the starting point of all the engineering achievements in the world
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The Romans built a road system that spanned 44,000 miles.
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Notre Dame de Paris cathedral was being built and finished in 1345 AD
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The Newcomen steam engine was installed
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The first cotton mill opened in England
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The water frame spinned cotton into thread using water machinery
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He developed a version of an engine that could drive factory machines
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He invented the cotton gin
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He completed a 146 foot long steamship
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He invented a steam powered printing press
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The longest railroad in its time, it connected Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California, It was finished construction in 1869
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This time period gave way to many feats that we have come to improve on today.
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Thomas Edison's light system was first installed in New York City
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George Westinghouse's AC system became the primary method of electrical distribution
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Guglie Marconi began experimenting with radio transmitters and receivers with the goal of wireless telegraphy
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Henry Ford created the Ford Motor company
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The Wright brothers complete the first powered flight
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This time period was the uprising of the computer and many innovations to make it better at every turn
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The Radio Corporation of America was formed
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The RCA formed NBC, the first interconnected network of radio stations
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Experimental computers were being created and tested through the 1950s
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The first Univac 1 computer was sold for over $1,000,000 to the US Consenus Agency
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Transistors were widely used in computers
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Microprocessors were invented by Intel and Texas Industries
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They introduced the PC into the market
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Boeing 777 was engineered and was the most complex object up to this point
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In the 1990s, computers became more common in homes
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