List of Italian inventions

Italy has been the source of many significant inventions. The following inventions and discoveries were made by people that lived in the geographical region of Italy or were made by Italians.

An alphabetical list of Italian inventions

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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I

J

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

V

W

Z

Other Significant Italian Innovations

Italian Military Innovations

Italian contributions to music

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