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| 1088 || Technology || Chinese polymath {{w|Shen Kuo}} first describes a magnetic {{w|compass}} in his {{w|Dream Pool Essays}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stein |first1=Stephen K. |title=The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade [2 volumes] |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=QmOWDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218&dq=%221088%22+Shen+Kuo+first+describes+a+magnetic+compass+in+his+Dream+Pool+Essays.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjct5r4ruHbAhWCDZAKHcSSCAsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%221088%22%20Shen%20Kuo%20first%20describes%20a%20magnetic%20compass%20in%20his%20Dream%20Pool%20Essays.&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=DK |title=Science Year by Year: A Visual History, From Stone Tools to Space Travel |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=Vq78DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=%221088%22+Shen+Kuo+first+describes+a+magnetic+%22compass%22+in+his+Dream+Pool+Essays.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuv-L9ruHbAhXBEZAKHR26ATIQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%221088%22%20Shen%20Kuo%20first%20describes%20a%20magnetic%20%22compass%22%20in%20his%20Dream%20Pool%20Essays.&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitehouse |first1=David |title=Journey to the Centre of the Earth: The Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart of Our World |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=ceNDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT132&dq=%221088%22+Shen+Kuo+first+describes+a+magnetic+%22compass%22+in+his+Dream+Pool+Essays.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuv-L9ruHbAhXBEZAKHR26ATIQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%221088%22%20Shen%20Kuo%20first%20describes%20a%20magnetic%20%22compass%22%20in%20his%20Dream%20Pool%20Essays.&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|China}} | | 1088 || Technology || Chinese polymath {{w|Shen Kuo}} first describes a magnetic {{w|compass}} in his {{w|Dream Pool Essays}}.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stein |first1=Stephen K. |title=The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade [2 volumes] |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=QmOWDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218&dq=%221088%22+Shen+Kuo+first+describes+a+magnetic+compass+in+his+Dream+Pool+Essays.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjct5r4ruHbAhWCDZAKHcSSCAsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%221088%22%20Shen%20Kuo%20first%20describes%20a%20magnetic%20compass%20in%20his%20Dream%20Pool%20Essays.&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=DK |title=Science Year by Year: A Visual History, From Stone Tools to Space Travel |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=Vq78DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=%221088%22+Shen+Kuo+first+describes+a+magnetic+%22compass%22+in+his+Dream+Pool+Essays.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuv-L9ruHbAhXBEZAKHR26ATIQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%221088%22%20Shen%20Kuo%20first%20describes%20a%20magnetic%20%22compass%22%20in%20his%20Dream%20Pool%20Essays.&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitehouse |first1=David |title=Journey to the Centre of the Earth: The Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart of Our World |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=ceNDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT132&dq=%221088%22+Shen+Kuo+first+describes+a+magnetic+%22compass%22+in+his+Dream+Pool+Essays.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuv-L9ruHbAhXBEZAKHR26ATIQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%221088%22%20Shen%20Kuo%20first%20describes%20a%20magnetic%20%22compass%22%20in%20his%20Dream%20Pool%20Essays.&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|China}} | ||
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+ | | {{w|13th century}} || Technology || {{w|Portolan chart}}s are introduced in the Mediterranean. || | ||
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| 1620 || Watercraft type || Dutch engineer {{w|Cornelis Drebbel}} builds the world's first submarine.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thornton |first1=W.M |title=Submarine Insignia and Submarine Services of the World |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=wdCkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&dq=%22IN+1620%22+%22submarine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtq3lteDbAhWHF5AKHdwMDmUQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22IN%201620%22%20%22submarine%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Submarine |publisher=United States Navy |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=GLy8quRc-YYC&pg=PA1&dq=%22IN+1620%22+%22submarine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtq3lteDbAhWHF5AKHdwMDmUQ6AEINzAD#v=onepage&q=%22IN%201620%22%20%22submarine%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Broadwater |first1=Robert P. |title=Civil War Special Forces: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=txeDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=%22IN+1620%22+%22submarine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp9NrGtuDbAhWLjJAKHdBhAnwQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=%22IN%201620%22%20%22submarine%22&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Netherlands}} | | 1620 || Watercraft type || Dutch engineer {{w|Cornelis Drebbel}} builds the world's first submarine.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thornton |first1=W.M |title=Submarine Insignia and Submarine Services of the World |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=wdCkAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&dq=%22IN+1620%22+%22submarine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtq3lteDbAhWHF5AKHdwMDmUQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22IN%201620%22%20%22submarine%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Submarine |publisher=United States Navy |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=GLy8quRc-YYC&pg=PA1&dq=%22IN+1620%22+%22submarine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtq3lteDbAhWHF5AKHdwMDmUQ6AEINzAD#v=onepage&q=%22IN%201620%22%20%22submarine%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Broadwater |first1=Robert P. |title=Civil War Special Forces: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=txeDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=%22IN+1620%22+%22submarine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp9NrGtuDbAhWLjJAKHdBhAnwQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=%22IN%201620%22%20%22submarine%22&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Netherlands}} |
Revision as of 16:42, 8 July 2018
This is a timeline of water transport, focusing on the evolution of watercraft.
Contents
Big picture
Time period | Development summary |
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20th century | The container revolution in shipping begins in the late 1960s.[1] |
21th century | There are more than 6,000 container vessels currently in service.[2] |
Full timeline
Year | Category | Event | Geographical location |
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45000 BC | Notable voyage | The first humans arrive in Australia, presumably by boats and land bridge.[3] | Australia |
6000 BC | Watercraf type | Egyptians already travel in reed boats.[4] | Egypt |
4500 BC | Technology | Mesopotamians add sails to their boats.[4] | Irak |
3500 BC | Watercraft type | Oar-powered ships sail Eastern Mediterranean seas.[4] | |
2000 BC? | Infrastructure | The Canal of the Pharaohs is built in Egypt.[5] | Egypt |
1575 BC – 1520 BC | Watercraft type | Dover Bronze Age Boat, the oldest known plank vessel, is built. | |
542 BC | Watercraft | First written record of a trireme.[6] | |
247 BC | Infrastructure | The Lighthouse of Alexandria is completed.[7][8][9] | Egypt |
214 BC | Infrastructure | The Lingqu Canal is built. It is the earliest canal recorded in history.[10][11][12] | China |
c.200 AC | Watercraft type | Junks are developed in China.[13] | China |
984 AC | Infrastructure | Pound locks are used in China.[14][15][16] | China |
c.1000 AC | Leif Ericson reaches North America. This is the first recorded crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
1088 | Technology | Chinese polymath Shen Kuo first describes a magnetic compass in his Dream Pool Essays.[17][18][19] | China |
13th century | Technology | Portolan charts are introduced in the Mediterranean. | |
1620 | Watercraft type | Dutch engineer Cornelis Drebbel builds the world's first submarine.[20][21][22] | Netherlands |
1757 | Technology | The first sextant is constructed. | |
1783 | Watercraft | French engineer Claude de Jouffroy constructs the first recorded steamboat.[23][24][25] | |
1787 | Watercraft type | American inventor John Fitch designs the first steamboat in the United States.[26][27][28] | United States |
1790 | Infrastructure | Canal Mania –a period of intense canal building, begins in England and Wales. | United Kingdom |
1803 | Watercraft type | Scottish engineer William Symington's Charlotte Dundas, generally considered to be the world's first practical steamboat, makes its first voyage.[29][30][31] | |
1804 | Watercraft type | American inventor Oliver Evans builds an early amphibious vehicle.[32][33][34] | United States |
1807 | Watercraft type | American engineer Robert Fulton develops its North River Steamboat, the first commercially successful steamboat.[35][36][37] | United States |
1807 | Technology | French inventor Nicéphore Niépce patents his Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine.[38][39][40] | France |
1819 | Technology | The SS Savannah makes the first transatlantic crossing by a steamship, from Savannah, Georgia to London.[41][42][43] | United States, United Kingdom |
1820 | Notable voyage | Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen discovers mainland Antarctica. | |
1859 | Watercraft type | The first ironclad warship, the Gloire, is launched. | France |
1861 | Watercraft type | The Elizabeth Watt is generally credited for being the first ship to transport a cargo of oil across the Atlantic.[44] | |
1861 | Watercraft type | The USS Ice Boat (1861) launches as the first purpose-built icebreaker.[45][46] | United States |
1864 | Technology | Ictineo II, by Spanish engineer Narcís Monturiol, becomes the first submarine powered by an internal-combustion engine.[47][48][49] | Spain |
1869 | Infrastructure | The Suez Canal opens.[50][51][52] | Egypt |
1893 | Infrastructure | The Corinth Canal opens.[53][54][55] | Greece |
1895 | Infrastructure | The Kiel Canal opens.[56][57][58] | Germany |
1897 | Watercraft type | The Turbinia is launched. It is the first vessel to be powered by a steam turbine.[59][60][61] | United Kingdom |
1911 | Watercraft type | Glenn Curtiss builds an early hydroplane.[62][63][64] | United States |
1911 | Technology | The MS Selandia becomes the first important ocean-going vessel to be diesel powered.[65][66][67] | Denmark |
1914 | Infrastructure | The Panama Canal opens.[68][69][70] | Panama |
1915 | Watercraft type | Austrian naval officer Dagobert Müller von Thomamühl creates the first air cushion torpedo speedboat.[71] | Austria |
1918 | Watercraft type | The HMS Furious (47) becomes the first aircraft carrier used in warfare.[72][73][74] | United Kingdom |
1955 | Watercraft type | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) launches as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.[75][76][77] | United States |
1957 | Watercraft type | Malcom McLean's Gateway City, the first ever ship specifically designed to carry containers, makes its first voyage from New Jersey to Miami.[2] | United States |
1959 | The USS Skate (SSN-578) surfaces at the North Pole. | ||
1966 | Notable voyage | Sea-Land’s Fairland sails from the United States to the Netherlands with 236 containers on-board, in the first international container ship voyage.[2] | United States, Netherlands |
1966 | Infrastructure | Around 1% of countries have container ports.[2] | |
1977 | Notable voyage | Soviet icebreaker Arktika makes the first surface voyage to the North Pole.[78][79][80] | |
1983 | Infrastructure | 90% of countries have container ports, up from 1% in 1966.[2] | |
1985 | Watercraft type | The Sea Shadow (IX-529), an early stealth ship, is launched. | |
1994 | Technology | The Global Positioning System becomes operational. | |
2003 | Infrastructure | The Magdeburg Water Bridge opens. | Germany |
2006 | Watercraft type | MS Freedom of the Seas is introduced and becomes the largest cruise liner ever. It has 18 decks and can carry 4,000 passengers. | |
2012 | Watercraft type | Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer James Cameron reaches the Challenger Deep solo with the Deepsea Challenger. | |
2018 | Watercraft type | MS Symphony of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship by gross tonnage at 228,021 GT, sets sail from Barcelona.[81] | Spain |
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How the timeline was built
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What the timeline is still missing
Timeline of transportation technology page 625, [1], [2], Maritime timeline
Timeline update strategy
See also
External links
References
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- ↑ "Chinese junks". historyanswers.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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- ↑ Landry, Elaine; Dartford, Mark; Morris, Trevor. The New Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia: The New how it Works, Volume 11.
- ↑ Stein, Stephen K. The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade [2 volumes].
- ↑ DK. Science Year by Year: A Visual History, From Stone Tools to Space Travel.
- ↑ Whitehouse, David. Journey to the Centre of the Earth: The Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart of Our World.
- ↑ Thornton, W.M. Submarine Insignia and Submarine Services of the World.
- ↑ The Submarine. United States Navy.
- ↑ Broadwater, Robert P. Civil War Special Forces: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies: The Elite and Distinct Fighting Units of the Union and Confederate Armies.
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- ↑ Clark, Daniel-Kinnear; Colburn, Zerah. Recent Practice in the Locomotive Engine ... Comprising the Latest English Improvements, and a Treatise on the Locomotive Engines of the United States.
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