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  2. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    1439: Printing press in Mainz, Germany: The printing press is invented in the Holy Roman Empire by Johannes Gutenberg before 1440, based on existing screw presses. The first confirmed record of a press appeared in a 1439 lawsuit against Gutenberg. [376] Mid 15th century: The Arquebus (also spelled Harquebus) is invented, possibly in Spain. [377 ...

  3. Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering - Wikipedia

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    German inventor Karl Ferdinand Braun invented cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO). 1901: First transatlantic radio transmission by Guglielmo Marconi 1901: American engineer Peter Cooper Hewitt invented the Fluorescent lamp. 1904: English engineer John Ambrose Fleming invented the diode. 1906: American inventor Lee de Forest invented the triode. 1908

  4. Timeline of United States inventions - Wikipedia

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    The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: . Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890), before the turn of the century Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945), before World War II

  5. History of technology - Wikipedia

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    The crankshaft was invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, [63] [64] and is central to modern machinery such as the steam engine, internal combustion engine and automatic controls. [65] [66] The camshaft was also first described by Al-Jazari in 1206. [67] Early programmable machines were also invented in the Muslim world.

  6. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia was formed by the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya. [11] [17] Maldives: 11 November 1968: Declaration of Republic 26 July 1965: Independence from the United Kingdom Mongolia: 12 February 1992: Constitution of Mongolia declares the country a parliamentary democracy. 1206

  7. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    Hand cannon, Ming dynasty, 1379 The first firearms were invented in China, following the invention of gunpowder.The earliest known depiction of a gunpowder weapon is the illustration of a fire lance on a mid-10th century silk banner from Dunhuang. [2]

  8. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    The first automobile suitable for use on existing wagon roads in the United States was a steam-powered vehicle invented in 1871 by Dr. J.W. Carhart, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Racine, Wisconsin. [18]

  9. History of books - Wikipedia

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    Before the introduction of books, writing on bone, shells, wood and silk was prevalent in China long before the 2nd century BCE, until paper was invented in China around the 1st century CE. China's first recognizable books called jiance or jiandu , were made of rolls of thin split and dried bamboo bound together with hemp, silk, or leather. [ 14 ]