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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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Ostwald Process

Chemical Engineering

Otoscope

Biomedical Engineering

Outboard Motor

Marine Engineering

Overhead Crane

Industrial Engineering

P&P Office Waste Paper Processor

Industrial Engineering

Pacemaker

Biomedical Engineering

Paddle Wheel

Marine Engineering

Padlock

Mechanical Engineering

Pager

Electrical Engineering

Pallet

Industrial Engineering

Pallet Jack

Industrial Engineering

Pallet Rack

Industrial Engineering

Palletizer

Industrial Engineering

Paper Clip

Mechanical Engineering

Paper mill

Mechanical Engineering

Paper Money

Materials Engineering

Paper Tape

Computer Engineering

Papermaking

Chemical Engineering

Parachute

Aerospace Engineering

Paravane

Marine Engineering

Parkes Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Parking Meter

Industrial Engineering

Particle Accelerator

Nuclear Engineering

Password Manager

Software Engineering

Pathécolor

Industrial Engineering

Patio Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Pattern Welding

Metallurgical Engineering

Pencil

Materials Engineering

Pendolino

Mechanical Engineering

Pendulum Clock

Mechanical Engineering

Perepiteia

Electrical Engineering

Periscope

Mechanical Engineering

Personal Computer

Computer Engineering

Personal Digital Assistant

Computer Engineering

Personal Flotation Device

Marine Engineering

Personal Watercraft

Marine Engineering

PERT Chart

Industrial Engineering

Pervaporation

Chemical Engineering

Petty Plough

Agricultural Engineering

Phonograph

Mechanical Engineering

Photocopier

Electrical Engineering

Photodiode

Electrical Engineering

Photographic Film

Chemical Engineering

Piano

Mechanical Engineering

Pick-to-Light System

Industrial Engineering

Pile Driver

Mechanical Engineering

Piston

Mechanical Engineering

Planisphere

Mechanical Engineering

Plough

Agricultural Engineering

Pneumatic Tire

Materials Engineering

Poka-Yoke

Industrial Engineering

Pokito

Industrial Engineering

Polder

Civil Engineering

Polybolos

Mechanical Engineering

Polyvinyl Chloride

Chemical Engineering

Polywater

Chemical Engineering

Pontoon Bridge

Civil Engineering

Porcelain

Materials Engineering

Portable Media Player

Computer Engineering

Positron Emission Tomography

Biomedical Engineering

Post-it Note

Materials Engineering

Power Drill

Mechanical Engineering

Power Loom

Textile Engineering

Power Steering

Mechanical Engineering

Power Window

Electrical Engineering

Powered Exoskeleton

Industrial Engineering

Pressure Cooker

Mechanical Engineering

Printed Circuit Board

Electrical Engineering

Printing Press

Mechanical Engineering

Programmable Logic Controller

Industrial Engineering

Propeller

Marine Engineering

Prosthesis

Biomedical Engineering

Prosthetic Heart Valve

Biomedical Engineering

Prosthetic Limb

Biomedical Engineering

Public-Key Cryptography

Software Engineering

Puddling Furnace

Materials Engineering

Puddling Process

Metallurgical Engineering

Pulley

Mechanical Engineering

Pulse Oximeter

Biomedical Engineering

Pulsejet

Aerospace Engineering

Pultrusion Machine

Materials Engineering

Pump

Mechanical Engineering

Punch Card

Industrial Engineering

Punched Card

Computer Engineering

Pyréolophore

Mechanical Engineering

Pythagorean Cup

Mechanical Engineering

Python (Programming Language)

Software Engineering

Qanat

Civil Engineering

QR Code

Computer Engineering

Quadrant (instrument)

Civil Engineering

Quartz Clock

Electrical Engineering

Quern-stone

Mechanical Engineering

Radar

Electrical Engineering

Radial Engine

Aerospace Engineering

Radial Tire

Mechanical Engineering

Radio

Electrical Engineering

Radio Altimeter

Aerospace Engineering

Radio Direction Finder

Electrical Engineering

Radio Telescope

Electrical Engineering

Radio-Frequency Identification

Computer 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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