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Alphabetic, movable type printing press invented by Johann Gutenberg
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Ball bearing invented by Leonardo Da Vinci together with flying machines, including a helicopter, the first mechanical calculator and one of the first programmable robots
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Thermometer invented by Galileo Galilei
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Telescope invented by Hans Lippershey
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Microscope invented by Galileo Galilei
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Steam engine invented by James Watt
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Steam Locomotive (Blucher) invented by George Stephenson
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Electric motor invented by Michael Faraday
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Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species
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Mendeleev produces the Periodic Table
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Einstein writes the Theory of Relativity.
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World Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
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The Blu-ray Disc began as a research project in the early 2000s, but eventually became one of the go-to formats for high-definition video. The disc technology is capable of storing 1080p video and high definition audio.
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Skype was one of the most important products in the history of video and Wi-Fi calling. The company was founded in 2003 and has changed ownership a few times, most recently being acquired by Microsoft.
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Famously started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, Facebook eventually rose to the top of the heap of social networking sites in the 2000s.
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Born from the PayPal Mafia in 2005, YouTube is the world's most popular video sharing site. In 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion.
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In 2007, Amazon released the original Amazon Kindle e-book reader. While not the first of its kind, the Kindle led the charge to popularizing e-books and e-readers.