History of farming technology

44 inventions par année : d'où chacune vient et ce qu'elle a engendré.

Comment les inventions sont liées

AnnéeInventionCe que c'estIssue deA mené à
90000 av. J.-C.HarpoonA thrown weapon with a barbed point.Spear
23000 av. J.-C.Fish hookA hook for catching fish.
10000 av. J.-C.SickleA curved blade for harvesting.Stone toolLawn mower, Moissonneuse-batteuse, Reaper, Scythe
10000 av. J.-C.GrainThe grain of cereals (wheat, barley, rice) grown in fields since the Neolithic.
10000 av. J.-C.DomesticationTaming plants and animals; the Neolithic Revolution.
9000 av. J.-C.MillstoneA stone disc for grinding grain.
9000 av. J.-C.QuernTwo stones for grinding grain.Gristmill, Threshing machine
8000 av. J.-C.Fishing netA woven mesh for catching fish.
6000 av. J.-C.HoeA tool for loosening soil.Stone toolPlough
6000 av. J.-C.IrrigationArtificial watering of fields.
5000 av. J.-C.Brassage de la bièreMaking a drink by fermenting grain.
4000 av. J.-C.PloughA tool for tilling soil.HoeSteel plough
4000 av. J.-C.YokeA harness for a pair of oxen.
3000 av. J.-C.ShovelA tool for digging.
3000 av. J.-C.Terrace farmingStepped fields on slopes.
2000 av. J.-C.ShadufA well sweep for lifting water: a lever with a counterweight.
1000 av. J.-C.PitchforkA tool for hay.
800 av. J.-C.QanatAn underground channel that collects groundwater by gravity.
500 av. J.-C.ScytheA long curved blade for mowing.SickleLawn mower
400 av. J.-C.IncubatorA device for hatching chicks; with a thermostat — Réaumur.Infant incubator
300 av. J.-C.NoriaA water-lifting wheel with buckets turned by the current.
300 av. J.-C.GristmillA mill for grinding grain into flour.QuernRoller mill
300 av. J.-C.SakiaA water-lifting wheel driven by an animal through a gear.
250 av. J.-C.Vis d'ArchimèdeA screw inside a tube that lifts water as it turns.Propeller, Tarière
30GreenhouseA glazed structure for growing plants.Crystal Palace
300FlailA tool for threshing by hand.Threshing machine
800AssolementAlternating crops to preserve fertility (three-field system, Norfolk system).Engrais minéral
1701Seed drillTull’s mechanical seed drill.
1786Threshing machineA machine for threshing grain (Meikle).Quern, FlailMoissonneuse-batteuse
1831ReaperMcCormick’s horse-drawn reaper.SickleMoissonneuse-batteuse
1835Moissonneuse-batteuseA machine that reaps, threshes and cleans grain at the same time.Sickle, Reaper, Threshing machine
1837Steel ploughDeere’s plough with a polished steel share.Plough
1842Engrais minéralLawes’s superphosphate; nitrogen fertilizers.Assolement
1842Grain elevatorA granary with a bucket lift (Dart).
1870Roller millGrinding grain with steel rollers.Gristmill
1873SiloA store for fodder and grain.
1874Fil barbelé
Joseph Glidden, Lucien B. Smith
Wire with barbs for fences (Glidden).
1878Cream separatorA centrifuge that separates cream (de Laval).
1892TractorA self-propelled machine for pulling farm implements.Watt steam engine
1892Milking machineA vacuum milking machine.
1929Hydroponics
Francis Bacon, Aztec
Growing plants without soil.
1939PesticideA crop-protection chemical (DDT).
1959Irrigation au goutte-à-goutteDelivering water to the roots through tubes (Blass).
1983Genetically modified cropsPlants with an altered genome.

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