Landmark Event Approximate Date
Emergence of man 4,000,000 B.C.
Emergence of human civilization 5000 B.C.
Development of the water wheel 350 A.D.
Development of the windmill 950 A.D.
Invention of the cannon 1318 A.D.
Development of first atmospheric steam engine (Newcomen) 1712 A.D.
Development of modern steam engine (Watt) 1765 A.D.
Development of high-pressure steam engine (Trevithick) 1802 A.D.
Development of the automobile engine (Daimler) 1884 A.D.
Operation of first nuclear power plant 1954 A.D.