1068 ⟶ First Drydock Used in China

– First known use of the drydock in China.
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1041
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1075
1088
1585

🖨️ Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type Printing

1048 – Artisan Bi Sheng of Song dynasty China invents movable type printing using individual ceramic characters.⟶
Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type Printing (1041)
PrintingMovable TypeSong DynastyBi Sheng
ChinaChina

🚢 First Drydock Used in China

– First known use of the drydock in China.⟶
First Drydock Used in China (1068)
Maritime HistoryShipbuildingSong Dynasty
ChinaChina

⚙️ Song Dynasty Develops Precursor to Bessemer Process

– the Song Chinese innovate a partial decarbonization method of repeated forging of cast iron under a cold blast that Hartwell and Needham consider to be a predecessor to the 18th century Bessemer process.⟶
Song Dynasty Develops Precursor to Bessemer Process (1075)
Song DynastyMetallurgyManufacturingIndustrial Revolution
ChinaChina

🖨️ Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type

Movable type in Song dynasty China: The first record of a Movable type system is in the Dream Pool Essays, which attributes the invention of the Movable type to Bi Sheng.⟶
Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type (1088)
PrintingMovable TypeSong DynastyBi ShengCommunicationKnowledge Dissemination
ChinaChina

⛵ First Recorded Reference to Sailing Carriage in China

earliest known reference to the 'sailing carriage' in China.⟶
First Recorded Reference to Sailing Carriage in China (1585)
TransportationMaritime HistoryMechanical Engineering
ChinaChina