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TIMELINE OF INVENTIONS

Borja Mathyas Araujo Valle

Created on September 18, 2025

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TIMELINE OF INVENTIONS

1789 b. C. - PRESENT

476 a. C. - 1492 b. C.

2,5 MILLION - 3.500 a.C.

CONTEMPORARY AGE

PREHISTORY

MIDDLE AGE

3,500 a.C. - 476 b. C.

1492 b. C. - 1789 b. C.

ANCIENT AGE

MODERN AGE

INVENTIONS OF MIDDLE AGE

  • COMPASS: an instrument for determining directions. - 1.000 b. C.
  • MICROSCOPE: Instrument that allows observing objects too small to be perceived with the naked eye.- 1590 b. C.
  • GLASSES: lenses mounted in a frame that are worn on the face to see better. - 1270 a. C.
  • HORSESSHOE: A U-shaped metal piece that is nailed to a horse's hooves to protect them. - 890 b. C.
  • WINDMILL: Grind cereal grains and obtain flour and gofio. - 600 b. C.

CONTEMPORARY AGE

  • PHOTOGRAPH: physical process by which images of very specific moments are captured. - 1827
  • MOVILE PHONE: a portable electronic device that enables communication over a network. - 1973
  • TV: telecommunications to transmit moving images and sound. - 1920s
  • PRINTER: A printer is a device that produces paper copies of digital documents. - 1868
  • AIRPLANE: vehicle, equipped with wings and one or more engines, capable of moving through the air. 1903

INVENTIONS OF PREHISTORY

  • POTTERY: Art and craft of making clay objects - 10.000 a. C.
  • AGRICULTURE: Cultivation or tillage of the land - 10.000 a. C.
  • FIRST TOOL: Stones were the first tools - 10. 000.000 a. C.
  • FIRE: Phenomenon characterized by the emission of heat and light -
1. 500.000 a. C.
  • WHEEL: A disc-shaped mechanical part that rotates around an axis. 3.500 a. C.

INVENTIONS MODERN AGE

  • HOT-AIR BALLON: a large balloon that is filled with hot air and floats in the sky with a basket underneath for people to ride in. 1783
  • LIGHTNING ROD:A lightning rod is a device that protects buildings by safely diverting lightning to the ground. 1752
  • PENDULUM CLOCK: Mechanical instrument that measures time by means of an oscillating weight, the length of which determines the time of each balance. 1650
  • TELESCOPE: Optical instrument that, using lenses or mirrors, allows you to observe distant objects in greater detail. 1609
  • THERMOMETER: instrument used to measure temperature. 1600

INVENTIONS OF ANCIENT AGE

  • WRITTING: System of signs used to communicate. - 3.200 a. C.
  • INK: Liquid containing various dyes used to color a surface. - 2.500 a. C.
  • GUNPOWDER: mezcla especial que se usa para hacer que los proyectiles salgan disparados de las armas de fuego. - 618 a. C.
  • CEMENT: Mineral mass that unites the fragments or sands that make up some rocks. - 300 a. C.
  • SHIP: a large seagoing vessel. - 3.000 a. C.