Development of Technology before 1750

Presented byAnand KJ

Chembak VenkadramHarsh Pandya

M S RajbharathNaresh Kumar M O

Sachin Menon

Development• It is one of the earliest discoveries• First used ‘Energy source’• Said to be invented in Early

Stone age Contribution to B, G & S• Energy source for food, hunting etc.• Contributed to formation of earliest

societies• Creation of tools, better quality of life• Most important innovation

Fire

Development:• It is still a mystery as to who invented the

wheel and when the wheel was invented.• It was probably invented in around

8,000 B.C. in Asia.• Oldest wheel known was discovered in

Mesopotamia and probably dates back to 3,500 B.C made of wood.

Contribution to B, G & S• It is widely used for transport ,as well as in

factories.• Helped bring about the Industrial

Revolution• The most important invention by man.

Wheel

Development• Paper, and the pulp papermaking process, was said to be developed in China during 2nd century possibly in the year 105 A.D.• Paper spread from China through the Middle East to Medieval Europe in the 13th century.• The word "paper" is etymologically derived from papyros.

Contribution to society• Paper is used extensively today for writing notes, recording data,passing information,etc.• Newspapers are so very important in today’s world.• Extensive usage for paper might lead to shortage and so recycling Is a method which is done

to reuse the paper which is one of the technique’s adopted by us to protect nature.

Paper

Development Standardized coinage(1000 BC) Trade Bill of Exchange Bank Note (Paper Currency 11th Century) Goldsmith bankers Plastic Currency ( Western Union 1921)

Contribution to B, G & S Money is use for trade. Need to run B,G & S. Use for the common measure for the value for Product or services.

Money

Development• Gun Powder-9th century-China• One of the four Great Inventions

of China

Contribution to B, G & S• Military• Mining• Canals

Gun Powder

Development• Compass -2nd century BC-China• First compass was made with Loadstone Contribution to B, G & S• Navigation• Building orientation• Mining• Astronomy

Compass

Development• Thermoscope – 1617 – Giuseppe Biancani• The word “Thermometer” coined – 1624• With the scale – 1638 – Robert Flud• Final version – 1724 – Daniel Gabriel Fanrenheit

Contribution to B, G & S• Measure human body temperature• Different types used for various puposes in the

medical field

Thermometer

Ink

Development• 23rd century B.C – Chinese• 15th century – Johannes Gutenberg

Contribution to B, G & S• Record data in written form• Newspapers, books etc.

Development• Patent applied in 1606 by Beaumont• Commercial use in 1780’s in US as locomotives

Contribution to B ,G & S • Steam locomotives provide connection for trade• Access to far away lands

Steam Engine

Development• Stock frame knitting machine

invented in 1589• Industrial revolution pushed demand

Contribution to B,G & S• Demand for cotton for knitting

pushed European countries to venture into new territories

• Cloth became one of the basic commodities in trade

Knitting Machine

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