THE INVENTIONS AND THEIR HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE

NHNG PHT MINH QUAN TRNG TRONG LCH S

LOI NGI

The world as we know it today is convenient and fun to be in because of certain inventions
which have made all the difference from being medieval to being modern man. Here are
the 10 most important inventions of all time which have truly made their own marks in
history.
Th gii m chng ta bit ngy nay v cng tin nghi v th v, tt c u l nh cc pht minh
v i thay i lch s, gip nhn loi pht trin tin b nh ngy nay. Di y l 10 pht
minh c coi l quan trng nht mi thi i

The Compass (La bn)

Originally invented in China, by the 14th century compasses had widely replaced astronomical
means as the primary navigational instrument for mariners. The compass provided explorers with
a reliable method for traversing the worlds oceans, a breakthrough that ignited the Age of
Discovery and won Europe the wealth and power.
c pht minh ti Trung Quc vo TK XIV, la bn thay th hon ton cc ngha thin vn
v c coi nh cng c ch hng cho cc thy th. La bn ch r phng hng cho cc nh
thm him bng phng php ng tin gip h vt qua cc i dng, pht minh t ph ny
m ra K nguyn thm him v mang li sc mnh v ca ci cho Chu u.
Paper Currency

Paper currency was widely used in China in the ninth century, but did not appear in Europe until
the late 1600s. The switch to paper money not only bailed out struggling governments during
times of crisisas it did for the United States during the Civil Warbut it also ushered in a new
era of international monetary regulation that changed the face of global economics.

Tin giy c s dng rng ri ti Trung Quc vo TK IX nhng phi n cui TK XVII tin
giy mi xut hin Chu u. Vic chuyn sang s dng tin giy khng ch gip tt vic u
tranh chnh ph trong sut thi k khng hong Nh n tng din ra ti M vo thi k Ni
Chin m n cn m ra K nguyn mi ca quy ch tin t quc t, lm thay i b mt kinh
t ton cu.
The Electric Light
Pioneered in the early 19th century by Humphry Davy and his carbon arc lamp, electric lights
developed throughout the 1800s thanks to the efforts of inventors like Warren de la Rue,
Joseph Wilson Swan and Thomas Alva Edison. It was Edison and Swan who patented the
first long-lasting light bulbs in 1879 and 1880, liberating society from a near-total reliance
on daylight. Electric lights went on to be used in everything from home lighting and street
lamps to flashlights and car headlights.
c tin phong vo u TK XIX bi Humphry Davy v n h quang cacbon, n in c
pht trin vo nhng nm 1800 nh nhng n lc ca cc nh pht minh nh Warren de la Rue,
Joseph Wilson Swan v Thomas Alva Edison. Chnh Edison v Swan l nhng ngi c cp
bng sng ch cho bng n u tin vo nm 1879 v 1880, gii phng x hi khi s ph
thuc gn nh hon ton vo ban ngy, n in c s dng trong mi th, t chiu sng
nh v n ng ti n pin v n pha xe hi.
The Telegraph

Pioneered by a variety of inventors in the 18th and 19th centuries, the telegraph used Samuel
Morses famous Morse code to convey messages by intermittently stopping the flow of
electricity along communications wires. The ability to send messages rapidly across great
distances made an indelible impact on government, trade, banking, industry, warfare and
news media, and formed the bedrock of the information age.

c tin phong bi mt lot cc pht minh trong cc th k 18 v 19, in bo s dng m

Morse ni ting ca Samuel Morse truyn ti thng ip bng cch lin tc ngt dng in
dc theo dy thng tin lin lc. Kh nng gi tin nhn nhanh t khong cch ln em li
nhng tc ng khng nh vo chnh ph, thng mi, ngn hng, cng nghip, chin tranh v
tin tc truyn thng, v hnh thnh nn tng ca thi i thng tin .
Antibiotics

Scientists like Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister were the first to recognize and attempt to combat
bacteria, but it was Alexander Fleming who made the first leap in antibiotics when he
accidentally discovered the bacteria-inhibiting mold known as penicillin in 1928.
Antibiotics proved to be a major improvement on antisepticswhich killed human cells
along with bacteriaand their use spread rapidly throughout the 20th century.
Cc nh khoa hc nh Louis Pasteur v Joseph Lister l ngi u tin nhn ra v c gng
chng li vi khun, nhng chnh Alexander Fleming mi l ngi thc hin cc bc tin u
tin trong khng sinh khi ng v tnh pht hin ra nm mc vi khun c ch c gi l
penicillin vo nm 1928. Thuc khng sinh c chng minh l mt ci tin ln v cht kh
trng - lm cht t bo b nhim vi khun v ng dng ny c lan truyn nhanh chng trong
sut th k 20 .

The Steam Engine

Cars, airplanes, factories, trains, spacecraftnone of these transportation methods would have
been possible if not for the early breakthrough of the steam engine. The first practical use
of external combustion dates back to 1698, when Thomas Savery developed a steampowered water pump. Steam engines were then perfected in the late 1700s by James Watt,
and went on to fuel one of the most momentous technological leaps in human history
during the Industrial Revolution.
t , my bay, nh my , xe la , tu v tr - khng mt phng thc vn chuyn no c th
thnh hin thc nu khng c pht minh t ph u tin ca ng c hi nc . Ngi u tin
ng dng qu trnh t chy bn ngoi l Thomas Savery vi vic pht trin mt my bm nc
chy bng hi nc vi nm 1698. ng c hi nc sau c hon thin vo cui nhng
nm 1700 bi James Watt , v tr thnh mt trong nhng bc tin cng ngh quan trng nht
trong lch s nhn loi trong cuc Cch mng cng nghip .