Steam Digester (Papin) [Renaissance Inventions Series]
Invention Name Steam Digester (Papin) Short Definition Sealed steam vessel for high-pressure cooking and bone softening Approximate Date / Period…

Invention Name Steam Digester (Papin) Short Definition Sealed steam vessel for high-pressure cooking and bone softening Approximate Date / Period…

Invention Name Mercury Barometer (Torricelli) Short Definition Atmospheric-pressure instrument using a mercury column Approximate Date / Period 1644 Certain Geography…

Invention Name Air Thermometer (Galileo-Type Thermoscope) Short Definition An open air-expansion device where a liquid column shifts to show temperature…

Invention Name Leyden Jar (Leiden Jar) Short Definition Early capacitor that stores static electric charge (Details-2) Approximate Date / Period…

Invention Name Lightning Rod (Franklin Rod) Short Definition Metal air terminal that helps route lightning current safely into the ground…

Invention Name Micrometer Screw Short Definition Precision screw mechanism that converts rotation into very small, measurable linear motion Approximate Date…
Invention Name Reflecting Telescope Short Definition Optical telescope that gathers and focuses light with mirrors (not a primary lens) Approximate…

Invention Name Vacuum Pump Short Definition Device that removes gas from a sealed space to create a partial vacuum. Approximate…

Invention Name Pendulum Regulator Short Definition Pendulum-controlled time regulator for mechanical clocks Approximate Date / Period 1656 1 Confirmed Geography…

Field Value Invention Name Adding Machine Short Description Office machine for fast totals and repeatable arithmetic Approximate Date / Period…

Invention Name Leibniz Mechanical Calculator (Stepped Reckoner / Machina Arithmetica) Short Definition A gear-driven calculator that mechanizes addition, subtraction, multiplication,…

Invention Name Calculating Machine (Pascaline) Short Definition Mechanical calculator for addition and subtraction with an automatic carry mechanism. Approximate Date…

Invention Name Slide Rule Short Definition Handheld analog calculator using logarithmic scales for fast computation Approximate Date / Period Early…

Invention Name Air Pump Short Description Moves air to change pressure in a space Approximate Date / Period c. 1650…

Invention Name Pendulum Clock Short Definition Mechanical clock regulated by a swinging pendulum. Approximate Date / Period 1656–1657 Certain Geography…

Field Value Invention Name Pocket Watch Short Definition A portable mechanical timepiece designed to be carried in a pocket, usually…

Invention Name Parachute (Leonardo da Vinci Concept) Short Definition Pyramid-canopy descent device sketched in a Renaissance notebook Approximate Date /…

Invention Name Cornelis Drebbel’s Submarine (“Diving Boat”) Short Definition Leather-sealed wooden submersible rowed from inside for underwater travel Approximate Date…

Invention Name Thermometer Short Definition Calibrated instrument that indicates temperature through a measurable physical change. Approximate Date / Period Late…

Invention Name Barometer Short Definition Atmospheric pressure measuring instrument Approximate Date / Period 1643–1644 (Disputed)Details Geography Italy (Florence), early modern…

Invention Name Microscope Short Definition Instrument that reveals fine details too small for the unaided eye. Approximate Date / Era…

Field Value Invention Name Telescope Short Definition Instrument that gathers light (or other waves) to form a magnified, analyzable image…