Tech Advancement

• WATER MILL - it was an integral part of the feudal economy. By using suitable mechanism, its rotary motion could be converted to reciprocal motion making it a source of general power.
• HORSE HARNESS AND HORSE SHOE - allowed the horse to increase its “attractive” effort five times and for protection
• DISTILLATION AND ALCOHOL - the first preparation of strong spirits of wine was made in Europe in the 12th century.
• MECHANICAL CLOCK - tells time using gears driven by weights that pull the gears at the right pace.
• CANON OF MEDICINE - authored by Avicenna, an Arab physician. It contained a good summary of the period’s medical knowledge and accurate descriptions of meningitis, tetanus and other diseases.
• THE STERNPOST RUDDER - This led to the development of the sail that could be adjusted such that ship voyages could be made in rougher weather.
• LIBRARY OF MALATESTA NOVELLO - in Cesena considered to be first ever public library in the world
• COFFEE HOUSE - became popular in Arabic and Ottoman lands
• PASTEURIZATION - invented by Louis Pasteur, a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist
• PETROLEUM REFINERY - is widely used in powering automobiles, factories, and power plants.
• TELEPHONE - invented by Alexander Graham Bell, a way to easily maintain connection and communication with each other in real time
• GENOMICS - is an interdisciplinary field of science focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping and editing of genomes is an organism’s complete set of DNA, including all of its genes.
• BIOTECHNOLOGY - is the broad area of science involving living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products for specific use
• MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SCANNER is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease