The History of Technology By LIL_ZEE_VERT 2700 BCE The Egyptian pyramids are built 200 The Romans built a road system that was 44,000 miles. 500 Inventions were being created all over Europe.The Mediver and reassessment period in Europe scan lasted this long. Period: Jan 1, 1163 to Dec 31, 1345 The construction of Cathedral Period: Jan 1, 1382 to Dec 31, 1458 Mariano di Iacopo wrote 2 books on mechanical engineering during- the renaissance period Jan 1, 1420 The wooder type was used Jan 1, 1420 Gutenberg began printing with individually cast metal letters Period: Jan 1, 1650 to Jan 1, 1715 The first steam engine was developed by newcomer and John Calley Period: Jan 1, 1693 to Dec 31, 1776 The couple of couple of clocks were developed Jan 1, 1714 The newcomen steam engine was installed Jan 1, 1714 The British parliament passed legislation that created the board of longitude Period: Jan 1, 1733 to Dec 31, 1792 The water frame was developed to use water to transform cotton into threads Jan 1, 1764 The first cotton mill opened in England Period: Jan 1, 1765 to Dec 31, 1815 Robert Fulton was the first person to successfully developed a steamship and constructed it to be 146 ft, long Jan 1, 1769 The water frame spinned cotton into thread using water machinery Period: Jan 1, 1771 to Dec 31, 1833 The railroad system/ first train powered by steam was developed for faster transportation Jan 1, 1781 He developed a version of an engine that could drive factory machine Jan 1, 1792 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin Jan 1, 1807 Robert Fulton completed 196 foot long steamship Jan 1, 1814 Frederick koeing invented a steam powered printing press Period: Jan 1, 1862 to Dec 31, 1869 First Transcontinental railroad Jan 1, 1870 First Theoretical understanding of Electricity Jan 1, 1878 Lightbulb Jan 1, 1881 1st Lighting system Jan 1, 1885 Mono-tip & lino-tip Period: Jan 1, 1891 to Jan 1, 1971 David Sarnaff became president of RCA whcich made others soon realized that radio as a broadcast medium had significant of radio. Jan 1, 1892 AC Became primary electrical distribution Jan 1, 1902 1st Controlled Plane Jan 1, 1903 Ford was Introduced Jan 1, 1920 Almost everyone in the us had a car Jan 1, 1926 RCA created the first radio station. Jan 1, 1940 They strated making computers. Feb 18, 1940 Computers Jan 1, 1948 They started making transistors. Jan 1, 1950 Computers were Commercially Important Jan 1, 1950 Experimental CRV became comercially important. Jan 1, 1951 RRC delivered first univac CPV. Jan 1, 1952 IBM introduce IBM 701 Jan 1, 1958 They made the intergrated circuit.