Famous Discoverers
The Most Famous Discoverers | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Thomas Newcomen | January 1, 1664 | British | Thomas Newcomen was a British inventor who developed the world’s first steam engine |
Edmund Cartwright | April 24, 1743 | British | Edmund Cartwright was an English clergyman and inventor of power loom |
Adolphe Sax | November 6, 1814 | Belgian | Adolphe Sax was the inventor of Saxophone |
Cornelis Drebbel | 1572 | Dutch | Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was a Dutch builder best remembered as the inventor of world’s first navigable submarine |
Christopher Latham Sholes | February 14, 1819 | American | Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor |
Louis Lumière | October 5, 1864 | French | Louis Lumière and his brother Auguste were French inventors who made the world’s first true motion picture |
Mary Walton | 1827 | American | Mary Walton was a 19th century American inventor who devised methods for minimising the effects of pollution |
Louis Braille | January 4, 1809 | French | Louis Braille was a French educationist and inventor who devised a system of reading and writing for use by the blind |
Kirkpatrick Macmillan | September 2, 1812 | Scottish | Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith who invented the modern bicycle |
Lee de Forest | August 26, 1873 | American | Lee de Forest was an American inventor known as “The Father of Radio” |
Philo Farnsworth
Philo Farnsworth was an inventor who invented the fully functional all-electronic TV
Christopher Latham Sholes
Christopher Latham Sholes was an American inventor
Mary Walton
Mary Walton was a 19th century American inventor who devised methods for minimising the effects of pollution
Beulah Louise Henry
Beulah Louise Henry was an American inventor nicknamed "Lady Edison" for her many inventions
Louis Braille
Louis Braille was a French educationist and inventor who devised a system of reading and writing for use by the blind
Louis Lumière
Louis Lumière and his brother Auguste were French inventors who made the world’s first true motion picture
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg was a famous German who invented the movable type printing machine thus making mass printing a reality
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith who invented the modern bicycle
Frank Hornby
Frank Hornby was a renowned inventor and entrepreneur who founded the popular brand of toys like Meccano and Dinky Toys