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Significance: Fire was one of the earliest and most important technological advances, enabling our ancestors to stay warm, cook meat, scare animals, and see at night.
Location: Confirmed in Europe & Asia.
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-380,000[]
First temporary wooden huts built
Significance: This one was also a major advancement because it allowed humans to escape the cold and other external challenges.
Location: Confirmed in France.
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-4,000[]
Wheel invented
Significance: The effects of the wheel on transportation are still visible today.
Location: Mesopotamia
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1206[]
Crankshaft invented
Significance: Considered one of the most important inventions after the wheel. Used in engines today.
Location: Mesopotamia
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1560[]
First record of a second hand on a clock.
Significance: Led to increased ability to measure time accurately.
Location: ?
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1800[]
First time the idea of Halo appeared.
IT WAS NOT REALIZED UNTIL THE 20th CENTURY!!
1936[]
Konrad Zuse creates the first freely programmable computer.
Significance: First step in the evolution of computers
Location: ?
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1962[]
Space War Computer Game created by Steve Russel and MIT
Significance: Very beginning of the video game revolution, and a significant step in technology
Location: MIT
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1981[]
MS-DOS Operating System released.
Significance: The base of the now widely used operating system Windows.
Location: n/a
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1985[]
Microsoft Windows released
Significance: Microsoft enters the operating systems war, and gains domination.