The Projectile Launch Project

History of the Problem (The Timeline Project)

Some of our greatest scientists have studied the problem of how to accurately propel a projectile for a great distance.

Using the web sites at the bottom of the page, along with resources from the library and other sites you can find, you and your team will create a timeline. This timeline will show the relationship between the invention and use of the various launcher types, and how the possession of those launchers influenced history.

Acceptable formats for the timeline include:

Poster (winding path on the paper)
Long paper
Series of papers posted as a room display
PowerPoint
Web site

Minimum requirements:

The following people and devices must be included and explained in appropriate places on your timeline:

aircraft launchers

Archimedes

artillery

axle

ballista

catapult

crossbow

gastraphete

Greek

lever

mangonel

medieval

onager

Roman

sling

seige

trebuchet

Web sites with information about the history of catapults: