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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.

All Invention
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The Lithium-Ion Battery

Materials Engineering

The Magnetic Compass

Marine Engineering

The Mechanical Clock

Mechanical Engineering

The Microprocessor

Computer Engineering

The Optical Fiber

Electrical Engineering

The Printing Press

Mechanical Engineering

The Steam Engine

Mechanical Engineering

The Telegraph

Electrical Engineering

The Telephone

Electrical Engineering

The Transistor

Electrical Engineering

The Wheel

Mechanical Engineering

The World Wide Web

Software Engineering

Theodolite

Civil Engineering

Therbligs

Industrial Engineering

Thermal Cracking

Chemical Engineering

Thermite Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Thermocouple

Electrical Engineering

Thermometer

Mechanical Engineering

Thermostat

Mechanical Engineering

Threshing Machine

Mechanical Engineering

Throstle Frame

Textile Engineering

Thrust Reverser

Aerospace Engineering

Thrust Vectoring

Aerospace Engineering

Time and Motion Study

Industrial Engineering

Time Clock

Mechanical Engineering

Tire

Mechanical Engineering

Toaster

Electrical Engineering

Toilet

Civil Engineering

Toilet Paper

Materials Engineering

Toothbrush

Materials Engineering

Torpedo

Marine Engineering

Torquetum

Mechanical Engineering

Total Hip Replacement

Biomedical Engineering

Total Station

Civil Engineering

Touchpad

Computer Engineering

Touchscreen

Electrical Engineering

Tow Tractor

Industrial Engineering

Trackball

Computer Engineering

Traffic Collision Avoidance System

Aerospace Engineering

Traffic Cone

Civil Engineering

Traffic Light

Electrical Engineering

Trampoline

Mechanical Engineering

Transformer

Electrical Engineering

Transistor

Electrical Engineering

Transport Layer Security

Software Engineering

Transporter Bridge

Civil Engineering

Trebuchet

Mechanical Engineering

Triode

Electrical Engineering

Triquetrum

Mechanical Engineering

Truss Bridge

Civil Engineering

Tunnel Boring Machine

Mechanical Engineering

Tunnelling Shield

Civil Engineering

Turbocharger

Mechanical Engineering

Turbofan

Aerospace Engineering

Turbojet

Aerospace Engineering

Turboprop

Aerospace Engineering

Turboshaft

Aerospace Engineering

Turnbuckle

Civil Engineering

Turnstile

Industrial Engineering

Two-Factor Authentication

Software Engineering

Typewriter

Mechanical Engineering

Ulfberht swords

Materials Engineering

Ultrafiltration

Chemical Engineering

Ultrasound Machine

Biomedical Engineering

Umbrella

Mechanical Engineering

Unbreakable glass

Materials Engineering

Underfloor heating

Civil Engineering

Union Pacific Big Boy

Mechanical Engineering

Universal Joint

Mechanical Engineering

Universal Testing Machine

Materials Engineering

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Aerospace Engineering

USB

Computer Engineering

Vacuum Arc Remelting

Metallurgical Engineering

Vacuum Cleaner

Electrical Engineering

Vacuum Flask

Materials Engineering

Vacuum Forming Machine

Materials Engineering

Vacuum Induction Melting

Metallurgical Engineering

Vacuum Tube

Electrical Engineering

Value Stream Mapping

Industrial Engineering

Variable Pitch Propeller

Aerospace Engineering

Variable-Sweep Wing

Aerospace Engineering

Velcro

Materials Engineering

Vending Machine

Mechanical Engineering

Ventricular Assist Device

Biomedical Engineering

Vernier Scale

Mechanical Engineering

Version Control System

Software Engineering

Vertical Lift Module

Industrial Engineering

Vertical-Lift Bridge

Civil Engineering

Viaduct

Civil Engineering

Vickers Hardness Tester

Materials Engineering

Video Game Console

Computer Engineering

Viking sword

Materials Engineering

Virtual Machine

Software Engineering

Virtual Reality Headset

Computer Engineering

Voice over IP

Software Engineering

Voice Picking System

Industrial Engineering

Voltmeter

Electrical Engineering

Vortex Generator

Aerospace Engineering

Vulcanization

Chemical Engineering

Walkie-Talkie

Electrical 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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