Famous Inventors & Discoverers - List of Famous Inventors & Discoverers - page 5

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

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Thomas NewcomenJanuary 1, 1664BritishThomas Newcomen was a British inventor who developed the world’s first steam engine
Erno RubikJuly 13, 1944HungarianThe famous inventor and educationist, Erno Rubik is known world-wide for his invention the ‘Rubik’s Cube’
Ernst RuskaDecember 25, 1906GermanErnst Ruska was a German physicist who invented the electron microscope
Nikola TeslaJuly 10, 1856AmericanNikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, best known for his development of alternating current electrical systems
Henry the NavigatorMarch 4, 1394PortugueseThe Portugal navigator is credited for founding the first navigation school and is considered one of the pioneers in discovery of new lands
Humphry DavyDecember 17, 1778BritishSir Humphry Davy was a British chemist who made major contributions to the discoveries of chlorine and iodine
Richard TrevithickApril 13, 1771BritishRichard Trevithick was a British inventor who was the pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport
Tim Berners-LeeJune 8, 1955BritishTim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web
James DysonMay 2, 1947BritishSir James Dyson is a British inventor who invented the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner
Ismail al-Jazari1136TurkishIsmail al-Jazari was a Muslim polymath
Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle was a Royal Air Force Officer who is credited with inventing the turbojet engine

BritishJune 1, 1907126 views

Barnes Wallis

Barnes Wallis was the English inventor who invented the bouncing bomb that was used in the Dambusters raid of May 1943

BritishSeptember 26, 1887248 views

John Wilkinson

John Wilkinson was a British entrepreneur who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron’

British1728160 views

Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull was an English agricultural pioneer who developed new farming techniques and invented mechanical agricultural tools

BritishMarch 30, 1674254 views

George Stephenson

George Stephenson was a British inventor who invented the first commercial locomotive and railways

BritishJune 9, 1781175 views

Frank Hornby

Frank Hornby was a renowned inventor and entrepreneur who founded the popular brand of toys like Meccano and Dinky Toys

BritishMay 15, 1863120 views

Peter Mark Roget

Peter Mark Roget was an English physician and philologist who is most celebrated for 'Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases'.

BritishJanuary 18, 1779125 views

Robert Noyce

Robert Noyce was the co-inventor of the integrated circuit

AmericanDecember 12, 1927181 views

Jack Kilby

Jack Kilby was an American electronic engineer who received the Nobel Prize for his invention of the integrated circuit

Thomas Newcomen

Thomas Newcomen was a British inventor who developed the world’s first steam engine

BritishJanuary 1, 1664739 views