Galaxy of inventions: every invention in 3D by era and field
Every invention in the catalog is a star in one galaxy. Timeless principles sit at the center, eras are rings and fields of technology are spiral arms. Pick two stars and Evothings plots a route between them.
The hundred most important inventions
- Steel — score 100
- Wood — score 99.9
- Copper — score 99.9
- Glass — score 99.8
- Aluminium — score 99.7
- Brass — score 99.7
- Cast iron — score 99.7
- Iron — score 99.7
- Bronze — score 99.5
- Pressure — score 99.5
- Plastic — score 99.4
- Lever — score 99.3
- Electric motor — score 99.2
- Friction — score 99.2
- Gear — score 99.1
- Silicon — score 99.1
- Stone — score 99
- Combustion — score 99
- Valve — score 98.9
- Paper — score 98.8
- Spring — score 98.7
- Vulcanized rubber — score 98.5
- Vacuum — score 98.5
- Clay — score 98.5
- Universal gravitation — score 98.3
- Leather — score 98.2
- Watt steam engine — score 98.1
- Rope — score 98.1
- Ball bearing — score 97.9
- Chemical reaction — score 97.7
- Carbon — score 97.6
- Computer — score 97.5
- Lens — score 97.5
- Concrete — score 97.5
- Smartphone — score 97.3
- Compressor — score 97.3
- LED — score 97.2
- Propeller — score 97
- Wrought iron — score 96.9
- Electromagnetic induction — score 96.8
- Elasticity — score 96.8
- Mirror — score 96.7
- Wheel — score 96.6
- Wedge — score 96.6
- Diesel engine — score 96.5
- Cotton — score 96.4
- Semiconductor — score 96.3
- Gyroscope — score 96.3
- Silver — score 96.3
- Boiler — score 95.9
- Piston — score 95.9
- Electric generator — score 95.8
- Lithium-ion battery — score 95.6
- Brick — score 95.6
- Reflection of light — score 95.6
- Centrifugal pump — score 95.5
- Internal combustion engine — score 95.4
- Handle — score 95.4
- Crank — score 95.4
- Solar panel — score 95.4
- Heat transfer — score 95.4
- Transistor — score 95.3
- Radio — score 95.3
- Stainless steel — score 95.2
- Nylon — score 95.1
- Loudspeaker — score 95
- Fibreglass — score 95
- Bone — score 94.9
- Microprocessor — score 94.8
- Vacuum pump — score 94.7
- Plant fibre — score 94.7
- Gravity flow — score 94.7
- Copper wire — score 94.6
- Heating element — score 94.5
- Smartphone camera — score 94.4
- Vacuum tube — score 94.4
- Piston pump — score 94.4
- Bicycle — score 94.3
- Silica (sand) — score 94.2
- Needle — score 94.1
- Stone tool — score 94
- Data centre — score 93.9
- Car — score 93.7
- Electromagnetism — score 93.6
- Keyboard — score 93.6
- Electromagnetic waves — score 93.5
- Wire rope — score 93.4
- Porcelain — score 93.3
- Electromagnet — score 93.2
- Water wheel — score 93.2
- Coal — score 93.2
- Antenna — score 93.1
- GPS (satellite navigation) — score 93.1
- Tin — score 93.1
- Newton’s laws — score 93.1
- Microcontroller — score 93
- Relay — score 93
- Microphone — score 92.8
- Photodiode — score 92.8
- Natural rubber — score 92.7
Inventions by era
- Stone Age inventions
- Inventions of the ancient world
- Medieval inventions
- 15th-century inventions
- 16th-century inventions
- 17th-century inventions
- 18th-century inventions
- 19th-century inventions
- 20th-century inventions
- 21st-century inventions
History by field
- History of computing
- History of aviation and spaceflight
- History of communication
- History of transport
- History of medical technology
- History of military technology
- History of energy and engines
- History of electricity
- History of household appliances
- History of textiles and clothing
- History of printing
- History of materials
- History of mechanics and machines
- History of construction
- History of chemical technology
- History of farming technology
- Physical principles in the history of technology