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China has been the source of some of the world's most significant inventions, including the Four Great Inventions of ancient China, a modern term which was coined by the British scholar Joseph Needham: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

First inventions

China has fathered many inventions and discoveries. The inventions which made their first appearance in China are listed here.(Table 56, pgs. 176-180 in Needham's Volume 4 Part 2, Science and Civilization in China).

Bristle toothbrush

Toilet paper

Gougu theorem, Chinese name for Pythagorean theorem. It was found earlier in China.

Yanghui Triangle, Chinese name for Pascal's Triangle, 500 years earlier.

Other inventions

Things often misunderstood or rumoured to be invented by the Chinese:

Abacus (first appearance: Mesopotamia, 2400 BC. First certain appearance in China: 12th century AD)

Armillary sphere (invented by the Greek Eratosthenes), with the world's first water-powered armillary sphere by Zhang Heng.

Various automata (refer to article on King Mu of Zhou, Mozi, Lu Ban, etc.)

Bellows

Canal Lock

Modern Tools

Cannon

Crossbow

Flamethrower (Pen Huo Qi; prototype of the modern version, with continuous stream of flame)

Flash lock

Explosive grenades

Unmanned hot air balloon (Kongming lantern)

Paper money

Parachute

Pontoon bridge

Porcelain

Segmental Arch Bridge

Seismometer

Suspension bridge

Star catalogue

Collapsable Umbrella

Vaccination

Water clock

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