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Paleolithic Age
Stone axes, bone needles, and hunting strategies based on animal observation.
Mesolithic Age
Development of leatherwork, basketry, fishing tackle, and domesticated animals.
Neolithic Age
Introduction of pottery, polished stone tools, and wooden plows.
Bronze Age
Emergence of bronze jewelry, tools, weapons, and early civilizations.
Iron Age
Advancements in iron-bladed plows, weapons, and increased food production.
Mesopotamian Civilization
Innovations such as the wheel, cuneiform writing, and a 12-month lunar calendar.
Babylonian Civilization
Contributions to algebra, asphalt-covered roadways, and astronomical tables.
Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Use of hieroglyphics, papyrus, and development of a 365-day calendar.
Ancient Greek Civilization
Introduction of the geocentric model and separation of religion from science.
Claudius Ptolemy
Developed the geocentric model and concepts of epicycles and retrograde motion.
Galen
Influential medical figure known for studying human anatomy and gladiator wounds.
Ancient Romans
Engineering achievements including aqueducts, roads, and sanitary systems.
Renaissance
Innovations in printing, heliocentric model, and advancements in art and architecture.
Nicholas Copernicus
Proposed the heliocentric model in "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium."
Tycho Brahe
Created the Tychonic model and refined astronomical instruments for precise data.
Johannes Kepler
Formulated three laws of planetary motion and described elliptical orbits.
Galileo Galilei
Improved the telescope and supported the heliocentric model with observations.
Isaac Newton
Established laws of motion, universal gravitation, and developed calculus.
Thomas Savery
Invented the first crude steam engine based on a pressure cooker design.
James Watt
Enhanced steam engine efficiency, leading to widespread use.
George Stephenson
Created Stephenson’s Rocket, the first steam locomotive.
Karl Benz
Developed the Motorwagen, introducing the throttle system and gear shifter.
Thomas Edison
Invented the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, and motion pictures.
Nikola Tesla
Pioneered alternating current (AC) and radio technology with the Tesla coil.
Wright Brothers
Achieved the first successful airplane flight with the 1903 Wright Flyer.
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovered that electric current creates a magnetic field.
Michael Faraday
Developed the electric motor, generator, and principles of electromagnetic induction.
Samuel Morse
Invented the telegraph and Morse code for long-distance communication.
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the telephone, enabling voice communication over distances.
Alessandro Volta
Created the first battery, known as the Voltaic pile.
Lee De Forest
Invented the vacuum tube for radio signal amplification.
Guglielmo Marconi
Developed the wireless telegraph, facilitating communication during the Titanic rescue.
Charles Babbage
Recognized as the father of the computer for creating the first mechanical computer.
Henry Ford
Revolutionized automobile production with the assembly line, making cars affordable.
Wernher von Braun
Key figure in space exploration, known for the V-2 rocket.
Charles Babbage
Invented the first mechanical computer
William Rae Young
Proposed that radio towers arranged in a hexagonal pattern
John Vincent Atanasoff
Invented the first electronic computer or the ENIAC
Martin Cooper
Executive of Motorola that invented the first practical cellphone called Motorola DynaTAC
Jesse Eugune Russell
Inventor of First Digital Phone
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