Timeline of Irish inventions and discoveries

Last updated

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

Pre-history

6th century

14th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Rowan Hamilton</span> Irish mathematician and astronomer (1805–1865)

Sir William Rowan Hamilton MRIA, FRAS was an Irish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was the Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, living at Dunsink Observatory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fish and chips</span> Hot dish of fried fish and fried potato

Fish and chips is a hot dish consisting of fried fish in batter, served with chips. The dish originated in England, where these two components had been introduced from separate immigrant cultures; it is not known who combined them. Often considered Britain's national dish, fish and chips is a common takeaway food in numerous other countries, particularly English-speaking and Commonwealth nations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork</span> English politician

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland.

The following is a timeline of low-temperature technology and cryogenic technology. It also lists important milestones in thermometry, thermodynamics, statistical physics and calorimetry, that were crucial in development of low temperature systems.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camogie</span> Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women

Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leinster</span> Traditional province in the east of Ireland

Leinster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Roscommon</span> County in Ireland

County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the 11th largest Irish county by area and 26th most populous. Its county town and largest town is Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 69,995 as of the 2022 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland</span> Island in the North Atlantic Ocean

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Joly</span> Irish physicist and professor (1857–1933)

John Joly FRS was an Irish physicist and professor of geology at the University of Dublin, known for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. He is also known for developing techniques to more accurately estimate the age of a geological period, based on radioactive elements present in minerals, the uranium–thorium dating.

The year 1848 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

The year 1844 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1843 in science</span> Overview of the events of 1843 in science

The year 1843 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

This timeline lists significant discoveries in physics and the laws of nature, including experimental discoveries, theoretical proposals that were confirmed experimentally, and theories that have significantly influenced current thinking in modern physics. Such discoveries are often a multi-step, multi-person process. Multiple discovery sometimes occurs when multiple research groups discover the same phenomenon at about the same time, and scientific priority is often disputed. The listings below include some of the most significant people and ideas by date of publication or experiment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Icosian game</span> Game of finding cycles on a dodecahedron

The icosian game is a mathematical game invented in 1856 by Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton. It involves finding a Hamiltonian cycle on a dodecahedron, a cycle using edges of the dodecahedron that passes through all its vertices. Hamilton sold his work to a game manufacturing company, but it was not commercially successful. Although Hamilton was not the first to study Hamiltonian cycles, his work on this game became the origin of the name of Hamiltonian cycles.

<i>Irelands Greatest</i> Television series

Ireland's Greatest was a 2010 public poll by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and associated television documentary series broadcast on RTÉ One, where viewers voted to choose the greatest person in the history of Ireland. The concept was based on the BBC series 100 Greatest Britons. The winner was John Hume.

The 19th century in science saw the birth of science as a profession; the term scientist was coined in 1833 by William Whewell, which soon replaced the older term of (natural) philosopher.

References

  1. ↑ "The ancient Irish alphabet Ogham explained". IrishCentral.com. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Association, Gaelic Athletic (15 December 2015). "GAA: Hurling History and Evolution". www.gaa.ie.
  3. ↑ Foxall, Damian (2011). Ocean Fever: The Damian Foxall Story. The Collins Press. p. 41. ISBN   9781848899490.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Road Bowling". Culture Northern Ireland. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Principe, Lawrence (5 January 2011). "In retrospect: The Sceptical Chymist". Nature. 469 (7328): 30–31. Bibcode:2011Natur.469...30P. doi: 10.1038/469030a .
  7. ↑ "Boyle's law - chemistry". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  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.
  11. ↑ "Beaufort scale". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Stomach upset innovator honoured". BBC News. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Brief History of the Miner's Flame Safety Lamp Archived 26 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Edward Bransfield - British explorer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "10 Irish inventions that changed the world".
  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.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "An Irishwoman's Diary". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "History is made as Darver man gets science award". Independent.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "Sir William Rowan Hamilton - Irish mathematician and astronomer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  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.
  24. ↑ "Discoveries - Lord Kelvin - National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  25. ↑ Prynne, Miranda (201). "A history of the stethoscope". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  26. ↑ Weerden, Anne van (2017). A Victorian Marriage: Sir William Rowan Hamilton. J. Fransje van Weerden. p. 232. ISBN   9789463230025.
  27. ↑ Graham, Steve (8 October 1999). "John Tyndall : Feature Articles". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "Atlantic Cable". special.lib.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  29. ↑ Galvin, Anthony (2016). Old Sparky: The Electric Chair and the History of the Death Penalty. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. p. 33. ISBN   9781510711358.
  30. ↑ "George Johnstone Stoney - Irish physicist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  31. ↑ Everett, H. R.; Toscano, Michael (2015). Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II. MIT Press. p. 33. ISBN   9780262331760.
  32. ↑ "How Dublin Saved Hurling". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  33. ↑ "Charles Cunningham Boycott - British estate manager". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  34. ↑ "Sir Charles Algernon Parsons - British engineer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  35. ↑ "Cream Crackers – An Authentically Irish Snack". Irish American Mom. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  36. ↑ "John Robert Gregg - American stenographer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  37. ↑ Hirsch, Robert (2014). Exploring Color Photography Sixth Edition: From Film to Pixels. CRC Press. p. 21. ISBN   9781317911159.
  38. ↑ "John Joly,Trinity College Dublin biography". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  39. ↑ "John Holland Father of the Modern Submarine". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  40. 1 2 Irish Scientists and Inventors. Irish Patents Office.
  41. ↑ 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.
  42. ↑ "The Irish man who brought radiotherapy forward". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  43. ↑ "Harry Ferguson: Planes, tractors and automobiles". BBC Timelines. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  44. ↑ "Flashback 1931 - first journey of battery-powered train - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  45. ↑ Cambridge Physics - Splitting the Atom
  46. ↑ "British History - Ejection Seat". BBC - Primary History. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  47. ↑ "Joe 'Spud' Murphy: The Man Who Gave Potato Chips Flavor". HuffPost . 20 April 2012.
  48. ↑ Hochman, Karen. "A History of the Potato Chip: Page 4: The First Salted & Flavored Potato Chips". The Nibble.
  49. ↑ Crutchley, Peter (3 October 2016). "'Father of emergency medicine' celebrated". BBC News. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  50. ↑ "Kilkenny woman invents best thing since blu-Tack and Sellotape". 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.)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.