电脑发明的历史虽然不长，但它们对我们却很有用。
Computers were invented not long ago, but they are very useful for us.
罗森先生的书不是一部关于各种发明的历史，而是对于发明本身——即拿现有的机制做实验并使之改善的过程——的研究。
Rather than a history of inventions, Mr Rosen’s book is a study of invention itself, the process of tinkering with an existing mechanism to make it better.
根据可口可乐历史学家泰德·瑞恩的说法，公司决定发明一种不可复制的包装。
According to Coca-Cola historian Ted Ryan, the company decided to come up with packaging that couldn't be duplicated.
在美国历史上，本杰明·富兰克林是一位科学家、发明家和作家，同时也是美国革命的领袖。
In American history, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution.
互联网的兴起是人类历史上最具变革性的发展之一，其影响堪比印刷机和电报的发明。
The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph.
电报机的发明引领了历史上又一大步。
The invention of telegraph machines led to another big step in history.
虽然电报已经被更为方便的电话、传真和因特网代替，但电报的发明成为了世界历史的一个转折点。
Although the telegraph has since been replaced by the even more convenient telephone, fax machine and Internet, its invention stands as a turning point in world history.
罗伯特·富尔顿的另一项发明使他在航空历史上获得了一个特殊的位置。
Another invention earned Robert Fulton a special place in aviation history. He designed and built an airplane that was also a car.
据说，“饭局”一词是宋代人发明的，距今已有千年历史。
It is said "meal" has had a thousand-year history since it is invented by the Song dynasty.
时机的选择符合历史：首先发明了计算机，计算机科学随之出现，这随后极大地提高了计算能力。
The timing fits history: computers were built first, and computer science followed, which subsequently improved computing significantly.
摩托罗拉移动在通讯领域已有超过80年的历史，30年前它发明了手机。
Motorola Mobility has been in the communications business for more than 80 years, and it invented the cell phone 30 years ago — back when it was still just called "Motorola."
最早的箭可以追溯到此时，显示弓和箭已经普及。 有人认为弓箭的发明还要早些，因为有一块用作箭头的石块已有6万年的历史。
The earliest arrowheads date from this time, suggesting that bows and arrows were in use.
人类历史上最激烈的冲突总是出现在人类对变革的反应速度与我们发明的技术拥有的巨大潜能之间的鸿沟中。
In the gap between the speed with which people respond to change and the much greater potential of the technologies we invent, the greatest conflicts in human history occur.
按照保存圣彼得堡建筑风格和历史外表前提而设计的建筑法规同时也妨碍了发明性建筑。
Building codes designed to preserve the architectural character and historic facades of st Petersburg have also stymied the development of inventive architecture.
但是，尽管现代空调器是一种相对新兴的发明，自然冷却技术的使用却和人类建造房屋的历史一样久远。
But natural cooling techniques have been used for as long as humans have been building homes; after all, the modern air conditioner is a relatively recent invention.
几个世纪之前，历史学家发明了一个堪称经典的理论解释大国的兴衰。
Centuries ago, historians came up with a classic theory to explain the rise and decline of nations.
我想详述的观点是，金融学的历史由一项又一项技术发明组成。
The idea that I want to develop is that the history of finance is a history of discrete inventions.
于是他研究了许多发明物的历史及其相关发明家，因而发现了一些令人惊奇的故事。
He goes through the histories of a lot of inventions and inventors. And finds some surprising stories.
所以我不觉得用一个美国发明的技术来促进法国或者欧洲的历史遗迹以及文化有什么问题。
So I don't see the problem between using a method developed in the U.S. to promote heritage and culture in France or Europe.
爱迪生发明了很多东西，实际上他是历史上最著名的发明家之一，但电灯泡不在他的方面之列。
Edison invented a lot of things – in fact he’s one of the most famous inventors of all time – but the light bulb wasn’t one of them.
据说饺子是由张仲景(中国历史上最杰出的医生之一)发明的。
It is said that the dish was invented by Zhang Zhongjing, one of the finest Chinese physicians in history.
难道你不认为历史应该记录下发明这么棒的扭纹面包的人的名字吗？
Wouldn't you think that history would have recorded the name of the person who came up with something as terrific as the pretzel?
数据中心正在工业化，这种架构的转变历史上无独有偶：15世纪活字的发明。
Just as for the industrialisation of data centres, there is a historic precedent for this shift in architecture: the invention of movable type in the 15th century.
爱迪生被认为是历史上最多产的发明家之一，他拥有用他的名字命名的1093项美国专利，还拥有很多在英国、法国、和德国的专利。
Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
很自然的，他无法抵抗使用喜剧和夸张的手法，补充道：“这是人类历史上第一次发明这种方法。”
Naturally, he couldn't resist a comic hyperbole, adding, "It's the first time in history such a method has been discovered."
爱迪生被认为是历史上最多产的发明家之一，他拥有用他的名字命名的1093项美国专利，还拥有很多在英国、法国、和德国的专利。
Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1, 093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
爱迪生被认为是历史上最多产的发明家之一，他拥有用他的名字命名的1093项美国专利，还拥有很多在英国、法国、和德国的专利。
Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1, 093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
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