2600 BC – The Ancient Egyptians use a form of roller bearings to help move stone pieces during construction of the Pyramids.

1839 Isaac Babbit invented an anti-friction alloy with a low melt temperature.

40 BC – Early example of a wooden ball bearing supporting a rotating table was retrieved from the remains of a Roman ship in Lake Nemi, Italy.

1883 – FAG begins grinding balls of equal size and roundness forming the creation of an independent bearing industry.

1500 AD – Leonardo da Vinci described a type of ball bearing.

1500 AD – Leonardo da Vinci described a type of ball bearing.

1794 – First patent for ball race by Philip Vaughn of Carmarthen, Wales.

1898 – First patent issued for Timken Tapered roller bearings.

1907 – Sven Wingquist of SKF invents the modern self-aligning ball bearing.