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Timeline of Irish inventions and discoveries

Irish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an Irish person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two. Below is a list of such inventions.

Pre-history edit

6th century edit

14th century edit

17th century edit

18th century edit

19th century edit

20th century edit

21st century edit

See also edit

References edit

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  8. ^ "More than just the chocolate man: The story of Hans Sloane". The Irish News. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ Eveleth, Rose (12 February 2014). "Chocolate Milk Was Invented in Jamaica". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ "How Entrepreneurship Theory Created Economics". Mises Institute. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  12. ^ "Stomach upset innovator honoured". BBC News. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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  16. ^ Yenne, Bill (2007). Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint. John Wiley & Sons. p. 205. ISBN 9780470120521.
  17. ^ Carlton, Carla Harris (2017). Barrel Strength Bourbon: The Explosive Growth of America's Whiskey. Clerisy Press. p. 113. ISBN 9781578605767.
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  22. ^ "The Irish doctor who invented the syringe". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  23. ^ Mulvihill, Mary (2003). Ingenious Ireland: A County-by-County Exploration of the Mysteries and Marvels of the Ingenious Irish. Simon and Schuster. p. 81. ISBN 9780684020945.
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  30. ^ "George Johnstone Stoney - Irish physicist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  34. ^ "Sir Charles Algernon Parsons - British engineer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  36. ^ "John Robert Gregg - American stenographer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  50. ^ . Kilkenny People. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  51. ^ Who invented the spice bag?, retrieved 21 December 2020 (Originally broadcast on The Business on RTE Radio 1 on 27/08/2016.)

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Irish inventions and discoveries are objects processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an Irish person Often things which are discovered for the first time are also called inventions and in many cases there is no clear line between the two Below is a list of such inventions Contents 1 Pre history 2 6th century 3 14th century 4 17th century 5 18th century 6 19th century 7 20th century 8 21st century 9 See also 10 ReferencesPre history editOgham prehistory 1 Iomaniocht Scuaib Caman Ioman precursors to modern Hurling 2 6th century editPenitential14th century editCaid precursor to modern Gaelic football 3 The Northern Reginians Anthem 4 Whiskey17th century editIrish road bowling 5 1661 Modern chemistry founded by Robert Boyle with the publication of The Sceptical Chymist 6 1662 Boyle s law discovered by Robert Boyle 7 1680s European adaptation of Drinking chocolate Hans Sloane 8 However this adaption is highly disputed According to historian James Delbourgo the Jamaicans were brewing a hot beverage brewed from shavings of freshly harvested cacao boiled with milk and cinnamon as far back as 1494 9 18th century edit1730 The concept of an entrepreneur Richard Cantillon 10 19th century edit1805 Beaufort scale created by Francis Beaufort 11 1809 Milk of Magnesia discovered by James Murray 12 1813 Clanny safety lamp created by William Reid Clanny 13 1820 30 January Edward Bransfield discovered the Antarctic Continent mainland islands were discovered earlier 14 1820 Modern meat curing and the Bacon Rasher were invented by Henry Denny a Waterford butcher in 1820 15 1821 The development of Extra Stout beer by The Second Arthur Guinness and others 16 1831 Column still design enhanced and patented by Aeneas Coffey 17 1831 William Brooke O Shaughnessy pioneered the cure for cholera through Intravenous therapy 1832 The Kyanizing process for preserving wood created by John Howard Kyan 18 1834 The game of Croquet 19 1836 Induction coil created by Nicholas Callan 20 1843 Quaternion a mathematical entity first described by Sir William Rowan Hamilton 21 1844 Hollow needle in syringe created by Francis Rynd 22 1846 Seismology founded by Robert Mallet who used dynamite explosions to measure the speed of elastic waves in surface rocks pioneering and coining the word seismology 23 1848 Kelvin scale created by William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin 24 1851 Binaural stethoscope created by Arthur Leared 25 1856 Icosian calculus discovered by Sir William Rowan Hamilton 26 1859 Greenhouse Effect theory proven by John Tyndall 27 1865 The first Transatlantic telegraph cable pioneered by William Thomson 1st Baron Kelvin on Valentia Island 28 1866 The Standard drop method of hanging developed by Dr Samuel Haughton 29 1874 Electron introduced as a concept by George Johnstone Stoney 30 Brennan torpedo created by Louis Brennan 31 1879 The rules of Hurling first standardised with the foundation of the Irish Hurling Union 32 1880 Boycott triggered by Charles Boycott over a dispute with the Irish Land League 33 1884 Steam Turbine Compound Steam Turbine developed by Anglo Irish engineer Charles Algernon Parsons 34 1885 The Cream Cracker was invented by Joseph Haughton in his home in Dublin and first manufactured by William Jacob in his bakery in Dublin 35 1888 Gregg Shorthand created by John Robert Gregg 36 1894 Joly colour screen created by John Joly 37 1894 cohesion tension theory proposed by John Joly and Henry Horatio Dixon at Trinity College Dublin 38 1897 Modern submarine design created by John Philip Holland 39 Saccharimeter created by Rev John Jellet from Cashel County Tipperary 1817 1888 40 20th century edit1901 Reflector sight created by Howard Grubb 41 1914 Radiotherapy developed by John Joly 42 1928 Three point linkage patented by Harry Ferguson 43 1930 Nickel zinc battery created by James J Drumm 44 1931 Sudocrem was developed by Dublin based pharmacist Thomas Smith 1930s The first disintegration of an atomic nucleus by artificially accelerated protons splitting the atom discovered by Ernest Walton et al 45 1946 Ejection seat first live test of a reliable successful modern ejection seat developed by James Martin 46 1940s World first duty free airport shop at Shannon Airport created by Brendan O Regan 1950 Joseph Spud Murphy and his employee Seamus Burke produced the world s first seasoned potato chips Cheese amp Onion and Salt amp Vinegar 47 Companies worldwide sought to buy the rights to Tayto s technique 48 1954 Clofazimine first synthesized by a medical research team led by Cork man Vincent Barry at Trinity College Dublin 40 1965 Portable defibrillator created by Frank Pantridge 49 21st century edit2000s Sugru developed by Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh in the early 2000s 50 2010 Spice bag invented in The Sunflower takeaway in Templeogue Dublin in 2010 51 See also editList of Irish dishesReferences edit The ancient Irish alphabet Ogham explained IrishCentral com 11 May 2017 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Association Gaelic Athletic 15 December 2015 GAA Hurling History and Evolution www gaa ie Foxall Damian 2011 Ocean Fever The Damian Foxall Story The Collins Press p 41 ISBN 9781848899490 Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland p 785 footnote for year 1405 This is likewise in the Annals of Connacht entry for year 1405 Annals of Connacht Road Bowling Culture Northern Ireland 2 February 2006 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Principe Lawrence 5 January 2011 In retrospect The Sceptical Chymist Nature 469 7328 30 31 Bibcode 2011Natur 469 30P doi 10 1038 469030a Boyle s law chemistry Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 3 March 2018 More than just the chocolate man The story of Hans Sloane The Irish News 10 September 2016 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Eveleth Rose 12 February 2014 Chocolate Milk Was Invented in Jamaica Smithsonian Magazine Retrieved 9 October 2021 How Entrepreneurship Theory Created Economics Mises Institute 21 August 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Beaufort scale Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2 March 2018 Stomach upset innovator honoured BBC News 25 February 2005 Retrieved 2 March 2018 Brief History of the Miner s Flame Safety Lamp Archived 26 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine Edward Bransfield British explorer Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2 March 2018 10 Irish inventions that changed the world Yenne Bill 2007 Guinness The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint John Wiley amp Sons p 205 ISBN 9780470120521 Carlton Carla Harris 2017 Barrel Strength Bourbon The Explosive Growth of America s Whiskey Clerisy Press p 113 ISBN 9781578605767 Standards United States National Bureau of 1927 Standards and Specifications in the Wood using Industries Nationally Recognised Standards and Specifications for Wood and Manufactures Thereof Including Paper and Paper Products October 5 1927 U S Government Printing Office p 76 An Irishwoman s Diary The Irish Times Retrieved 2 March 2018 History is made as Darver man gets science award Independent ie Retrieved 3 March 2018 Sir William Rowan Hamilton Irish mathematician and astronomer Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 3 March 2018 The Irish doctor who invented the syringe The Irish Times Retrieved 3 March 2018 Mulvihill Mary 2003 Ingenious Ireland A County by County Exploration of the Mysteries and Marvels of the Ingenious Irish Simon and Schuster p 81 ISBN 9780684020945 Discoveries Lord Kelvin National Library of Scotland digital nls uk Retrieved 3 March 2018 Prynne Miranda 201 A history of the stethoscope The Telegraph Archived from the original on 20 February 2016 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Weerden Anne van 2017 A Victorian Marriage Sir William Rowan Hamilton J Fransje van Weerden p 232 ISBN 9789463230025 Graham Steve 8 October 1999 John Tyndall Feature Articles earthobservatory nasa gov Retrieved 3 March 2018 Atlantic Cable special lib gla ac uk Retrieved 3 March 2018 Galvin Anthony 2016 Old Sparky The Electric Chair and the History of the Death Penalty Skyhorse Publishing Inc p 33 ISBN 9781510711358 George Johnstone Stoney Irish physicist Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 3 March 2018 Everett H R Toscano Michael 2015 Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II MIT Press p 33 ISBN 9780262331760 How Dublin Saved Hurling www dublincity ie Retrieved 3 March 2018 Charles Cunningham Boycott British estate manager Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 3 March 2018 Sir Charles Algernon Parsons British engineer Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 3 March 2018 Cream Crackers An Authentically Irish Snack Irish American Mom 26 October 2012 Retrieved 3 March 2018 John Robert Gregg American stenographer Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 3 March 2018 Hirsch Robert 2014 Exploring Color Photography Sixth Edition From Film to Pixels CRC Press p 21 ISBN 9781317911159 John Joly Trinity College Dublin biography Trinity College Dublin Retrieved 27 January 2019 John Holland Father of the Modern Submarine Archived from the original on 6 October 2013 Retrieved 5 October 2013 a b Irish Scientists and Inventors Irish Patents Office Aukstakalnis Steve 2016 Practical Augmented Reality A Guide to the Technologies Applications and Human Factors for AR and VR Addison Wesley Professional p 29 ISBN 9780134094359 The Irish man who brought radiotherapy forward The Irish Times Retrieved 2 March 2018 Harry Ferguson Planes tractors and automobiles BBC Timelines Retrieved 2 March 2018 Flashback 1931 first journey of battery powered train Independent ie Independent ie 6 December 2015 Retrieved 2 March 2018 Cambridge Physics Splitting the Atom British History Ejection Seat BBC Primary History Retrieved 2 March 2018 Joe Spud Murphy The Man Who Gave Potato Chips Flavor HuffPost 20 April 2012 Hochman Karen A History of the Potato Chip Page 4 The First Salted amp Flavored Potato Chips The Nibble Crutchley Peter 3 October 2016 Father of emergency medicine celebrated BBC News Retrieved 2 March 2018 Kilkenny woman invents best thing since blu Tack and Sellotape Kilkenny People 25 January 2010 Archived from the original on 1 February 2010 Retrieved 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