Printing: c. 175 - 1855
...Gerardus (1512–94) World Encyclopedia 1 16th century Prints Technology Europe Belgium Netherlands 1640 1640 The first book published in England's American colonies is Bay Psalm Book , a revised translation of the psalms Bay Psalm Book The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 17th century Technology North America United States 1649 1649 Rembrandt creates an etching so desirable that it becomes known as the Hundred Guilder Print Rembrandt (1606–69) The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 3 rev 17th century Arts Prints Europe Netherlands c....
Technology: c. 27,000 years ago - 2011
...iron - introducing what is later called the Iron Age Iron Age A Dictionary of World History 2 3100-1000 BCE Inventions and discoveries Asia West Asia Turkey c. 1400 BCE 1400 BCE The clepsydra, or water clock, is developed in Egypt cle'psydra The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 3100-1000 BCE Inventions and discoveries Africa North Africa Egypt c. 1000 BCE 1000 BCE Iron reheated with carbon is found to be much harder, being transformed into steel steel The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology 2 3100-1000 BCE 1000-600 BCE Inventions and...
Engineering: c. 515 BCE - 2010
...The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 2 2nd century Roman empire Technology Europe Spain Empires 134 134 The Sant'Angelo bridge in Rome, still standing today, is built for the emperor Hadrian by means of a coffer dam Hadrian The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 2nd century Roman empire Technology Europe Italy Empires c. 610 610 The Grand Canal is constructed in China, joining a network of existing waterways to link the Yangtze and Yellow rivers Grand Canal World Encyclopedia 1 7th century Canals Technology Asia East Asia China...
