Early Inventions...!st to 5th millenium

1st–5th centuries

• 1–100 CE: Junk ship in China
• 1–100 CE: Junk rudder in China^[56]
• 38 CE: Hydraulic-powered bellows: Du Shi
• 50 CE: Mouldboard plough in China and Gaul
• 77 CE: Encyclopedia (comprehensive work): Pliny the Elder^[19]
• 78–139: Hydraulic-powered armillary sphere: Zhang Heng
• 100s: steam engine vending machine syringe force pump: Hero of Alexandria in Roman Egypt
• 2nd century: water sluice in water management Sri Lanka
• 2nd century: Lateen sail by Greco-Roman sailors^{[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]}
• 2nd century: Steam power: Hero of Alexandria in Roman Egypt
• 2nd century: Vending machine: Hero of Alexandria
• 2nd century: Force pump: Hero of Alexandria
• 2nd century: Carding in India^[67]
• 105: Paper: Cai Lun in China^[68]
• 132: Rudimentary Seismometer: Zhang Heng in China
• 180: Rotary fan: Ding Huan in China
• 180: Winnowing fan: Ding Huan in China^{[citation needed]}
• 3rd century: Kongming lantern (Hot air balloon) in China
• 3rd century: Horseshoes in Germany
• 200–400: Stepwell in India^[69]
• Combination lock in Roman Empire^[70]
• 4th century: Toothpaste in Roman Egypt
• 4th century: Crystallized Sugar in India
• 5th century: Horse collar in China
• Fore-and-aft rig in India^[71]
• Kamal in India^[72]
• Prayer wheel: Tibet^[73]
• Three-masted merchant vessel in China^[74]
• Woodblock printing in China

[edit]6th–8th centuries