Technology & Infrastructure

2,618 sourced entries filed under technology & infrastructure, split by century. Each century below opens the full list for that stretch of time.

By century

A line from each of the last few centuries

  • 1547Work on construction of the Château de Chambord, in the Loire Valley, for Francis I of France, ceases.source
  • 1651The first coffee house in England is opened in Oxford, indicative of their increasing popularity in Europe.source
  • 1769April 29 – Scottish inventor James Watt is granted a British patent for "A method of lessening the consumption of steam in steam engines" – the separate condenser, a key improvement (first devised by Watt in 1765) and the basis for the Watt steam engine which stimulates the Industrial Revolution.source
  • 1870June 8 – The final splice on the first telegraph submarine cable between Great Britain and India is made.source
  • 1950August 8 – American Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel in 13 hours, 22 minutes, beating the women's record for the crossing.source
  • 2011May 18 – Porto beats Braga 1–0 in the 2011 UEFA Europa League final at the Aviva Stadium.source