Famous Inventors & Discoverers - List of Famous Inventors & Discoverers - page 3
Today you would not be reading this page had it not been for the inventions of the geniuses like Charles Babbage, Alan Turing, and Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee whose works formed the foundation for the modern computer system and internet. Inventors are the individuals who develop a process or a product for the first time while discoverers are those who observe a scientific or natural phenomenon for the first time. Inventors and discoverers from the beginning of civilization have made this world a richer and better place through their relentless scientific observations, studies and researches. Centuries ago Hans Lippershey invented the first telescope thus ushering in a new era in the field of space sciences. What would have the world been like had it not been for Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors of all time? Can you imagine a world without electric lighting? The modern man is so dependent upon technology for communication and it is would have been possible without Graham Bell’s invention, the telephone, which set off newer inventions in the field of communication. Alexander Fleming might have discovered penicillin accidentally but there is no denying the fact that he revolutionized the world of modern medicine. Browse on to read more about the inventors and discoverers who changed the course of world history.
The Most Famous Inventors & 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 |
| Erno Rubik | July 13, 1944 | Hungarian | The famous inventor and educationist, Erno Rubik is known world-wide for his invention the ‘Rubik’s Cube’ |
| Ernst Ruska | December 25, 1906 | German | Ernst Ruska was a German physicist who invented the electron microscope |
| Nikola Tesla | July 10, 1856 | American | Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, best known for his development of alternating current electrical systems |
| Henry the Navigator | March 4, 1394 | Portuguese | The Portugal navigator is credited for founding the first navigation school and is considered one of the pioneers in discovery of new lands |
| Humphry Davy | December 17, 1778 | British | Sir Humphry Davy was a British chemist who made major contributions to the discoveries of chlorine and iodine |
| Richard Trevithick | April 13, 1771 | British | Richard Trevithick was a British inventor who was the pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport |
| Tim Berners-Lee | June 8, 1955 | British | Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web |
| James Dyson | May 2, 1947 | British | Sir James Dyson is a British inventor who invented the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner |
| Ismail al-Jazari | 1136 | Turkish | Ismail al-Jazari was a Muslim polymath |
Beulah Louise Henry
Beulah Louise Henry was an American inventor nicknamed "Lady Edison" for her many inventions
James Chadwick
Sir James Chadwick CH was an English physicist, who won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of neutron
Victor Francis Hess
Victor Francis Hess was an Austrian-American physicist who won the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of cosmic radiation
Karl Ferdinand Braun
Karl Ferdinand Braun was a German physicist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909
Leo Baekeland
Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland was a Belgian-American chemist well-known for his discovery of photographic paper Velox and polymeric plastic Bakelite.
Louis Braille
Louis Braille was a French educationist and inventor who devised a system of reading and writing for use by the blind
Auguste Lumière
Auguste Lumière was a French inventor, successful businessman and a medical professional
Louis Lumière
Louis Lumière and his brother Auguste were French inventors who made the world’s first true motion picture