Stone
Material
Rock as a material for tools, millstones, walls and monuments.
Wo es verwendet wird
- Hammer — ist Material für. The first hammer was a hammerstone, later mounted on a handle.
- Oven — ist Material für. The oven floor was laid with stone, which holds heat.
- Millstone — ist Material für. Millstones were hewn from hard stone.
- Dechsel — ist Material für. The blade of an adze was ground from stone.
- Well — ist Material für. The walls of wells were lined with stone.
- Foundation — ist Material für. Ancient foundations were laid of stone.
- Axt — ist Material für. A Neolithic axe is ground stone on a handle.
- Hoe — ist Material für. The working part was of stone or antler.
- Oil lamp — ist Material für. The first lamps were stone bowls (Lascaux).
- Potter’s wheel — ist Material für. Early potter’s wheels were stone discs on an axle.
- Paved road — ist Material für. Paved roads were laid with stone.
- Zisterne — ist Material für. Cisterns were cut into rock or lined with stone.
- Rollsiegel — ist Material für. Seals were carved from stone.
- Waage — ist Material für. Weights were hewn from stone.
- Gutter — ist Material für. Ancient gutters were stone or ceramic channels.
- Staudamm — ist Material für. Sadd el-Kafara (~2700 BC) is an embankment of stone.
- Abakus — ist Material für. Counting was done with pebbles — the Latin calculus.
- Egyptian pyramid — ist Material für. The pyramids are built of limestone and granite blocks.
- Plumb bob — ist Material für. The bob of a plumb line is stone or copper.
- Säule — ist Material für. Temple columns were hewn from stone.
- Seaport — ist Material für. Quays and moles were built of stone.
- Anker — ist Material für. The oldest anchors were stones with a hole.
- Ice house — ist Material für. Ice houses were built of stone and sunk into the ground.
- Amboss — ist Material für. The first anvils were flat stones.
- Sundial — ist Material für. Sundials were hewn from stone.
- Water clock (clepsydra) — ist Material für. The clepsydra from Karnak is a stone vessel.
- Brücke — ist Material für. Ancient bridges were made of stone.
- Bogenbrücke — ist Material für. Arch bridges are built of dressed stone.
- Vault — ist Material für. Vaults were built of stone.
- Stadium — ist Material für. Ancient stadiums had stone stands.
Wie wichtig es ist
Platz im Wichtigkeitsranking der Erfindungen: 17 von 2848, Punktzahl 99 von 100. Direkte Verbindungen zu anderen Dingen: 42; Technikbereiche, in denen es vorkommt: 10; Dinge, die direkt darauf aufbauen: 42. Hall of Fame der Erfindungen.
Ähnliche Dinge der gleichen Zeit und des gleichen Bereichs
- Steel (1856) — An alloy of iron and carbon; mass production came with the Bessemer process.
- Wood — The oldest structural material: it made handles, boats, wheels, looms and buildings.
- Kupfer (9000 v. Chr.) — One of the first metals mastered by humans.
- Glass (3500 v. Chr.) — An amorphous material made from molten silica.
- Aluminium (1886) — A light metal; cheap production came with the Hall–Héroult process.
- Messing (500 v. Chr.) — An alloy of copper and zinc.
Was es mit anderen Dingen gemeinsam hat
- Stone und sewage treatment plant: was sie gemeinsam haben — eine Verbindung in 3 Schritte
- Stone und GPS (satellite navigation): was sie gemeinsam haben — eine Verbindung in 3 Schritte
- Stone und multistage rocket: was sie gemeinsam haben — eine Verbindung in 4 Schritte