Historical
Developments of
Technology
Ancient Period
500,000 BC
Mammoth Bone Hut
Housing
Enabled man to live outside the caves and
establish community
Wooden Huts
500,000 – 100,000 BC
Clothing
Animal skin clothing
Enabled man to withstand ice age, thus
increases the chances of survival
Animal teeth necklace
Spearheads
400,000 BC
Hunting spears
Increased the ability of man to hunt
animals for food and fight for survival
60,000 BC
Boats
Enhance the movement of
man from one “greener
pasture” to another
especially when land
bridges melted away.
5,000 BC
The Wheel
It increases transport and
mobility of man. It is
considered as the most
important invention of all
time
Wheel
Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is the period between the downfall
of the Roman Empire (ca. AD476) and the beginning
of the Italian Renaissance and the Age of Exploration
(ca.1500).
It is regarded as the Dark Ages since little accounts
during these years were available.
Modern Ages
Modern Ages
Early modern period (1450-1750) A period in history
between the renaissance and French Revolution
Science, Technology, and Society :
Interconnections, Innovations, and Issues
- Invention of printing press of movable
type by Johannes Guttenberg.
- Renaissance humanism after the
barbarism that troubled the Middle Ages.
- Escalation in the study of anatomy,
mathematics, astronomy, geography,
medicine, alchemy(chemistry),
engineering and Architecture.
Late Modern Period
The American Revolution (1775-1783), French
Revolution (1760-1840) shook up the whole world
Important Inventions of Industrial
Revolution
- developed by James Hargreaves which
greatly increases the productivity, especially
of the textile industry
Spinning Jenny (ca. 1764)
- Invented by James Watt which paved the way
for transport vehicles and many modern
machines.
Steam Engine (ca. 1775)
Important Inventions of Industrial
Revolution
- made possible by Samuel F.B. Morse that
changed the face of communication
Telegraph (ca. 1836)
- invented by Elias Howe which forever
changed the way of producing clothes.
Sewing Machine (ca. 1844)
Important Inventions of Industrial
Revolution
- Invented by Jean Lenoir which eventually
was used in mass transportation.
Internal Combustion Engine (ca. 1858)
- Invented by Alexander Graham Bell which
led to great improvements in communications
and eventually led to the inventions of
various contemporary communication
devices and gadgets.
Telephone (ca. 1876)
Important Inventions of Industrial
Revolution
- Invented by brothers Orville and
Wilbur Wright which had altered
travel experience and warfare.
Airplane (ca. 1903)
Advancements in Medicine were
made possible by:
Edward Jenner (1749-1823)
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
Robert Koch (1843-1910)
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