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Aug 22, 1440
The printing press
Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanization, remained the principal means of printing until the late 20th century. The inventor's method of printing from movable type, including the use of metal molds and alloys, a special press, and oil-based inks, allowed for the first time the mass production of printed books. -
Aug 22, 1500
The Clock
The first portable, spring-driven clocks appeared in the 15th century in Germany. The inventor of this design is unknown, but several clock makers began using the technology all around the same period. Christiaan Huygens developed the first pendulum clock around 1656. He also developed the hairspring, a clock spring small enough to make pocket watches possible -
The Steam Engine
In 1698, Thomas Savery, an engineer and inventor, patented a machine that could effectively draw water from flooded mines using steam pressure. Savery used principles set forth by Denis Papin, a French-born British physicist who invented the pressure cooker. Papin's ideas surrounding a cylinder and piston steam engine had not previously been used to build a working engine, but by 1705, Savery had turned Papin's ideas into a useful invention. -
The Camera
The first photograph was clicked by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the year 1814.But the first was invented by Louis Daquerre in 1829 which took 10 years to produce -
Electric Dynamo
Michael Faraday made electricity a viable use in technology with this invention, which solved the problem of generating electric current in an ongoing and practical way. Faraday’s rather crude invention used a magnet that was moved inside a coil of copper wire, creating a tiny electric current that flowed through the wire. -
The Refrigerator
There were various inventors who contributed to the creation of the refrigeratior we know today but many of them werent sucessful on a commercial level. John Gorrie built a working unit based on another previous design. He constructed this unit to create cooling atmosphere for his patients who were suffering from yellow fever. -
Internal Combustion Engine
J.J Étienne Lenoir built a double-acting, spark ignition engine that could be operated continuosly. It was the first effective gasoline- powered engine. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell worked at a school for the deaf while attempting to invent a machine that would transmit sound by electricity. Bell was granted the first official patent for his telephone in March 1876, though he would later face years of legal challenges to his claim that he was its sole inventor, resulting in one of history’s longest patent battles. Bell continued his scientific work for the rest of his life, and used his success and wealth to establish various research centers nationwde -
The Light Bulb
The electric dynamo opened the door to Thomas Edsion and Joseph Swam, both made an incandescent filament light bulb in their respective countries. Other light bulbs had been made before but this was the first practical bulbs -
Radio
Guglielmo Marconi: an Italian inventor, proved the feasibility of radio communication. He sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895. By 1899 he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel and two years later received the letter "S", telegraphed from England to Newfoundland. This was the first successful transatlantic radiotelegraph message in 1902. -
Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming was a young bacteriologist when an accidental discovery led to one of the great developments of modern medicine on this day in 1929. Having left a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that a mold that had fallen on the culture had killed many of the bacteria. He identified the mold as penicillium notatum, similar to the kind found on bread. On February 14, 1929, Fleming introduced his mold by-product called penicillin to cure bacterial infections -
The Internet
The idea of the internet first started with Nikolas Tesla in the early 1900s. The internet we know today was when in 1990 Tim Bernes-Lee invented the World Wide Web. -
Bluetooth
Unveiled in 1999 but is wasnt until the start of the 21st century that manufactures began to adopt it in the mobile phones. -
AbioCor Artificial Heart
First used to replace a human heart in a operation in 2001. It powers itself, unlike previous attempts at artifcial hearts meaning that it doesnt need intrusive wire that rises the risk of infection -
The iphone
It was the first touchscreen smartphone to gain mass-market adoption. The iphone went to spawn an entire industry with electronics manufactures all over the world. -
Amazon Kindle
series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon.com. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store. It was developved by Amazon subsidiary Lab126. -
Hendo Hover
Based on the one used by Marty Mcfly this real life hoverboard was a described as “The magic behind the hoverboard lies in its four disc-shaped hover engines. These create a special magnetic field which literally pushes against itself, generating the lift which levitates our board off the ground"
