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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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Control of Fire by Early Humans

Chemical Engineering

Conveyor Belt

Mechanical Engineering

Corbett's Electrostatic Machine

Electrical Engineering

Core Drill

Geological Engineering

Corkscrew

Mechanical Engineering

Corrugated Cardboard

Industrial Engineering

Cotton Gin

Textile Engineering

Cotton Picker

Agricultural Engineering

CPAP Machine

Biomedical Engineering

Crane

Mechanical Engineering

Crankshaft

Mechanical Engineering

Crash Test Dummy

Industrial Engineering

Creep Testing Machine

Materials Engineering

Crossbow

Mechanical Engineering

Cruise Control

Mechanical Engineering

Cryopump

Mechanical Engineering

Cultivator

Agricultural Engineering

Culvert

Civil Engineering

Cupellation

Metallurgical Engineering

Cupola Furnace

Materials Engineering

Cutlass

Materials Engineering

Daedalus Flight Pack

Aerospace Engineering

Damascus Steel

Metallurgical Engineering

Davit

Marine Engineering

Dean Drive

Aerospace Engineering

Death ray

Electrical Engineering

Deep Brain Stimulator

Biomedical Engineering

Defibrillator

Biomedical Engineering

Deicing Boot

Aerospace Engineering

Delftware

Materials Engineering

Delta Wing

Aerospace Engineering

Deltic (British Rail Class 55)

Mechanical Engineering

Dental Implant

Biomedical Engineering

Depth Charge

Marine Engineering

Desalination

Environmental Engineering

Diaphragm Wall

Civil Engineering

Diesel Engine

Mechanical Engineering

Differential Hardening

Metallurgical Engineering

Digital Camera

Electrical Engineering

Digital Rights Management

Software Engineering

Digital Signature

Software Engineering

Digital Twin

Industrial Engineering

Diode

Electrical Engineering

Dioptra

Civil Engineering

Direct Reduction Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Directional Solidification

Materials Engineering

Disc Brake

Mechanical Engineering

Dishwasher

Electrical Engineering

Distillation

Chemical Engineering

Diving Bell

Marine Engineering

Diving Suit

Marine Engineering

Dobby Loom

Textile Engineering

Dock Leveler

Industrial Engineering

Docker (Software)

Software Engineering

Dot Matrix Printer

Computer Engineering

Double Hull

Marine Engineering

Doubling Machine

Textile Engineering

Draw Frame

Textile Engineering

Drawloom

Textile Engineering

Dreamachine

Electrical Engineering

DRG Class SVT 877

Mechanical Engineering

Drilling Rig

Geological Engineering

Drip irrigation

Agricultural Engineering

Drone

Aerospace Engineering

Drug-Eluting Stent

Biomedical Engineering

Drum Brake

Mechanical Engineering

DVD

Electrical Engineering

Dynamite

Chemical Engineering

Dynamo

Electrical Engineering

Earthquake shaking table

Civil Engineering

Echo Sounder

Marine Engineering

Eclipse Windmill

Mechanical Engineering

Ejection Seat

Aerospace Engineering

Electric Arc Furnace

Materials Engineering

Electric Battery

Materials Engineering

Electric Generator

Electrical Engineering

Electric Kettle

Electrical Engineering

Electric Motor

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Fuse

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Relay

Electrical Engineering

Electrocardiograph

Biomedical Engineering

Electrodialysis

Chemical Engineering

Electroencephalograph

Biomedical Engineering

Electrolysis

Chemical Engineering

Electrolytic Refining

Metallurgical Engineering

Electromyograph

Biomedical Engineering

Electronic Calculator

Computer Engineering

Electrowinning

Metallurgical Engineering

Elevator

Mechanical Engineering

Email

Software Engineering

Embroidery Machine

Textile Engineering

EmDrive

Aerospace Engineering

Emergency Stop Button

Industrial Engineering

Emulsion Polymerization

Chemical Engineering

Endoscope

Biomedical Engineering

Energy Catalyzer

Nuclear Engineering

Engine Order Telegraph

Marine Engineering

Equatorial Ring

Mechanical Engineering

Equatorium

Mechanical Engineering

ER200

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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