1286 ⟶ Invention of Eyeglasses in Italy
Eyeglasses in Italy
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🚢 Founding of the Venice Arsenal
The Venice Arsenal of Venice, Italy, is founded. It employed some 16,000 people for the mass production of sailing ships in large assembly lines, hundreds of years before the Industrial Revolution.⟶
ShipbuildingNaval TechnologyMiddle AgesAssembly LineIndustrial RevolutionTradeEconomyMaritime Power
Italy👓 Invention of Eyeglasses in Italy
👓 Eyeglasses Invented in Northern Italy
Eyeglasses are invented in Northern Italy, possibly Pisa, demonstrating knowledge of human biology and optics, to offer bespoke works that compensate for an individual human disability.⟶
OpticsMedicineMiddle Ages
Italy📷 Camera Obscura Introduced in Europe
🔋 Alessandro Volta Invents the Voltaic Pile
Alessandro Volta invents the voltaic pile, an early form of battery in Italy, based on previous works by Luigi Galvani.⟶
ElectricityBatteryPhysics
Italy🚗 Ferrari Founded in Modena
September 13: Ferrari founded in Modena, Italy (as Auto Avio Costruzioni) by Enzo Ferrari.⟶
Automotive IndustryBusinessEntrepreneurshipManufacturingDesign
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