Highlights of the History of Science and Technology
Stories of history’s great scientists, inventors, and innovators.
Some Years listed below are approximate.
| Year | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Early History of Printing | Henry George Bohn | |
| 1449-1492 | Lorenzo de Medici and Florence’s Renaissance | Oliphant Smeaton |
| 1543 | Copernicus Revolutionizes Astronomy | Sir Robert Stawell Ball |
| 1633 | Galileo Recants | Sir Oliver Lodge |
| 1586-1638 | Galileo’s Discoveries | Sir Oliver Lodge |
| 1616 | Blood Circulation Discovered | Thomas H. Huxley |
| c 1620 | The Birth of Modern Scientific Methods | George Henry Lewes |
| 1666 | Discovery of Gravity | Sir David Brewster |
| 1752 | Benjamin Franklin Experiments With Electricity | John Bigelow (edited)| |Benjamin Franklin |
| 1783 | First Balloon Ascension | Hatton Turner |
| 1793 | Eli Whitney Invents Cotton Gin — Enormous Growth of Cotton in America | Charles W. Dabney| |Robert B. Handy| |Denison Olmsted |
| Year | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Archeological Excavation of Crete | Dr. Edgar J. Banks |
| 1905 | Luther Burbank’s Accomplishments | Garrett P. Servtss| |David Starr Jordan |
| 1905 | The Origin of Greek Alphabet Discovered | James Baikie| |David G. Hogarth |
| 1909 | Radios’ First Triumph | |Edward J. Wheeler| |Gugllelmo Marconi| |Arthur D. H. Smith |
| 1910 | Alexis Carrel Transplants Blood Vessels and Organs | R. Legendre| |Genevieve Grandcourt |
| 1914 | The Panama Canal Opens | Col. George W. Goethals| |Bampfylde Fuller |
| 1945 | The First Atomic Bomb | Carl Maag| |Steve Rohrer |
| 1969 | First Men on Moon | NASA Mission Evaluation Team| |The Astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins |
| 2020 | 20 of the Most Important Moments in Internet History | Todd Gilchrist |
More at History Moments.