Technological Developments

Connected Sites: 8

Definition

WHS where a significant technological development was first applied in a large scale industrial context or where a significant early adoption provides an extant physical apparatus. Identify the name of the technology/process and its date of use at the WHS. The technology should contribute to the site's OUV.

This Connection differs from that for "Scientific Developments" in that the latter focuses on the discovery of knowledge or the measurement of natural phenomena, whereas technological developments focus on the manipulation of matter or energy for industrial production or practical utility.

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Proposed by Solivagant

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Connected Sites

  • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
    Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.60
    131
    10

    Basic Steel Process 1878 Solved the "phosphorus problem," allowing high-strength steel to be manufactured from previously useless low-grade iron deposits.
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
    Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
    Japan
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.52
    53
    8

    Haifuki-ho c. 1533 Enabled the mass-refining of silver from low-grade, complex ores, transforming Japan into a global bullion supplier for the Ming Dynasty.
  • Derwent Valley Mills
    Derwent Valley Mills
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.37
    130
    12

    Water Frame 1771 Shifted textile production from the home to the factory by automating the spinning of yarn strong enough to serve as "warp" on a mass scale.
  • Grimeton Radio Station
    Grimeton Radio Station
    Sweden
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.53
    102
    7

    Alexanderson Alternator 1924 Created a dependable, 24/7 wireless telegraphy link between Europe and America, breaking the reliance on vulnerable undersea cables
  • Cordouan Lighthouse
    Cordouan Lighthouse
    France
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.00
    46
    5

    Fresnel Lens 1823 Established a reliable maritime safety utility by projecting a beam powerful enough to navigate ships through dangerous channels at night.
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.20
    210
    11

    Fahrkunst & Drahtseil 1833 Fahrkunst: A reciprocating "man-engine" that mechanically moved miners to extreme depths. Drahtseil: The first twisted wire rope, providing the strength and safety required for high-speed, deep-shaft ore hoisting.
  • Heritage of Mercury
    Heritage of Mercury
    Slovenia, Spain
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.62
    159
    8

    Almadén: Bustamente Furnaces 1646 Provided a high-volume, continuous supply of mercury required for the "patio process" (amalgamation) in the silver mines of the New World.
  • Fray Bentos
    Fray Bentos
    Uruguay
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.79
    37
    5

    Vacuum Evaporation 1865 Transformed perishable cattle herds into a stable, transportable food commodity (meat extract) to feed urban populations and militaries across Europe.