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This category is the top-level index for the atlas's Invention entities: the specific devices, machines and technical innovations this atlas documents, each covering its own working principle, development history and the problem it was built to solve. Each entry covers a specific invention rather than the engineer who created it, the material it is built from or the method used to make it, which are filed under their own respective types elsewhere in the atlas.

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0 Series Shinkansen

Electrical Engineering

3D Printer

Industrial Engineering

3D Scanning

Computer Engineering

Abacus

Mechanical Engineering

Ablative Heat Shield

Aerospace Engineering

Accelerometer

Aerospace Engineering

Acela

Electrical Engineering

Adding Machine

Computer Engineering

Adhesive Tape

Materials Engineering

Aeolipile

Mechanical Engineering

Aerial Refueling

Aerospace Engineering

Aerosol Spray

Chemical Engineering

Afterburner

Aerospace Engineering

Aileron

Aerospace Engineering

Air Conditioning

Mechanical Engineering

Air Fryer

Electrical Engineering

Air Horn

Mechanical Engineering

Airbag

Mechanical Engineering

Aircraft Evacuation Slide

Aerospace Engineering

Air-Jet Loom

Textile Engineering

Air-Jet Spinning

Textile Engineering

Airship

Aerospace Engineering

Alarm Clock

Mechanical Engineering

ALCO Boxcab

Mechanical Engineering

ALCO RS-1

Mechanical Engineering

Alkylation

Chemical Engineering

Alternator

Electrical Engineering

Altimeter

Aerospace Engineering

Amplifier

Electrical Engineering

Anchor

Marine Engineering

Anchor Windlass

Marine Engineering

Andon

Industrial Engineering

Anemometer

Mechanical Engineering

Answering Machine

Electrical Engineering

Anti-Fatigue Mat

Industrial Engineering

Antikythera Mechanism

Mechanical Engineering

Anti-lock Braking System

Mechanical Engineering

Antivirus Software

Software Engineering

Application Programming Interface

Software Engineering

Aqua-Lung

Marine Engineering

Aqueduct

Civil Engineering

Arch Dam

Civil Engineering

Archimedes' heat ray

Electrical Engineering

Archimedes' Screw

Agricultural Engineering

Argon Oxygen Decarburization

Metallurgical Engineering

Armillary sphere

Mechanical Engineering

Artificial Heart

Biomedical Engineering

Artificial Pancreas

Biomedical Engineering

Artificial Satellite

Aerospace Engineering

ASCII

Computer Engineering

Assembly Line

Industrial Engineering

Astrolabe

Marine Engineering

Astronomical clock

Mechanical Engineering

Atomic Clock

Electrical Engineering

Autoclave

Chemical Engineering

Autogyro

Aerospace Engineering

Automated External Defibrillator

Biomedical Engineering

Automated Guided Vehicle

Industrial Engineering

Automated Sortation System

Industrial Engineering

Automated Storage and Retrieval System

Industrial Engineering

Automated Teller Machine

Computer Engineering

Automobile

Mechanical Engineering

Autopilot

Aerospace Engineering

Autothrottle

Aerospace Engineering

Azimuth Thruster

Marine Engineering

Back Support Belt

Industrial Engineering

Bakelite

Chemical Engineering

Baler

Agricultural Engineering

Ball Bearing

Mechanical Engineering

Ballast Tank

Marine Engineering

Ballast Water Treatment System

Marine Engineering

Ballista

Mechanical Engineering

Ballpoint Pen

Mechanical Engineering

Banknote

Industrial Engineering

Bappir

Chemical Engineering

Barbed Wire

Materials Engineering

Barcelona Astrolabe

Mechanical Engineering

Barcode

Electrical Engineering

Barcode Scanner

Computer Engineering

Barometer

Mechanical Engineering

Bascule Bridge

Civil Engineering

Basic Oxygen Steelmaking

Metallurgical Engineering

Bathyscaphe

Marine Engineering

Bathysphere

Marine Engineering

Bayer Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Beetling

Textile Engineering

Bessemer Converter

Materials Engineering

Bessemer Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Biblio-Mat

Mechanical Engineering

Bicycle Helmet

Materials Engineering

Bilge Keel

Marine Engineering

Bilge Pump

Marine Engineering

Biofeedback

Biomedical Engineering

Bioprinting

Biomedical Engineering

Blast Furnace

Metallurgical Engineering

Blech

Mechanical Engineering

Blender

Electrical Engineering

Blockchain

Software Engineering

Bloomery

Metallurgical Engineering

Blow Molding Machine

Materials Engineering
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Sources
Technology: A World History
Daniel R. Headrick, Oxford University Press, 2009
  • Contains: The Telephone
  • Contains: The Laser
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A History of Technology
Charles Singer, E. J. Holmyard, A. R. Hall and Trevor I. Williams, editors, Oxford University Press, 1954Contains: The Jet EngineView the Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
  • Contains: Radio
  • Contains: Television
  • Contains: The Automobile
  • Contains: The Internal Combustion Engine
  • Contains: The Computer
  • Contains: The Analytical Engine
  • Contains: The World Wide Web
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Bi Sheng (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationContains: Movable Type PrintingView the Source
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