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The hot air balloon invented by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 was made of hemp sacking and lifted by burning straw and wool. The only skills required were sewing and fire-making—technically possible since the Neolithic era.
The world's firstsunglasses were invented about 2,000 years ago by Arcticindigenous people. They carved animal bones or ivory to fit the face with thin slits, preventing snow blindness from UV rays reflected off the snow.
The lighter was invented before the match. In 1823, German chemist Döbereiner created the first lighter using hydrogen from a zinc-sulfuric acid reaction. The friction match wasn't invented until 1827, four years later, by English chemist John Walker.
About 1,700 years before James Watt, the Egyptian mathematician Heron invented the first steam engine, the Aeolipile. A sphere filled with water, when heated, released steam through nozzles, spinning the ball — likely used to open temple doors.