1000 AD to 2000 AD
Category: Andere
Wurde aktualisiert: 18 Okt 2018
World Events and Major Scientific Advances
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Ereignisse
Johann Gutenberg begins printing with movable
type, making way for the printing press.Wilbur and Orville Wright
maintain first sustained
flightWomen receive right to voteFirst Volkswagen ( the "Beetle" )
is designed by
PorscheUnited States drop two nuclear bombs over
Japan, ending World War II in the PacificAmerican Civil Rights movement begins, led by
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Mother Teresa receives Nobel Peace Prize for
work with the poor in IndiaRoger Bacon discovers the convex lens, leading to the making of eyeglasses to correct vision problemsIsaac Newton discovers gravityGabriel Fahrenheit develops
the mercury thermometerBenjamin Franklin proves
that lightning is electricalBacteriology is discovered
by Louis PasteurAlexander Graham Bell
patents the telephoneMarie and Pierre Curie
discover discover
radioactive elementsEinstein publishes general
theory of relativityAlexander Fleming
discovers penicillinFirst nuclear bombs are created by the United StatesSputnik, the first satellite, is launched by Soviet
Union, beginning of the "Space Race"Theory of plate tectonics is proposed as a way to explain continental driftNeil Armstrong becomes the
first man to walk on
the moonFirst artificial heart is implantedFirst artificial heart is implantedNASA launches Hubble TelescopeSir Charles Lyell begins
science of geologyPerioden
Leonardo da Vinci, painter, sculptor, architect,
engineer, and scientist, lives in Italy.Great sea voyages of Columbus, Magellan, Vasco
da Gama, and Diaz.American War for Independence.American Civil WarWorld War IWorld War II
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