Famous Inventors & Discoverers - List of Famous Inventors & Discoverers - page 9

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
René Laennec

René Laennec

René Laennec was a French physician who invented the stethoscope

FrenchFebruary 17, 1781277 views

Hermann von Helmholtz

Hermann von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist, best known for his statement of the law of the conservation of energy.

GermanAugust 31, 1821123 views

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was an American aviator, business tycoon, philanthropist and also a film maker

AmericanDecember 24, 1905298 views

Thomas Edison

One of the leading inventors of the USA, Thomas Edison was a multitalented personality

AmericanFebruary 11, 1847170 views

Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite and a manufacturer of arms who left his vast fortunes to institute the Nobel Prizes

SwedishOctober 21, 1833203 views

Ismail al-Jazari

Ismail al-Jazari was a Muslim polymath

Turkish1136309 views

Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney was an American inventor who invented ‘cotton gin’ during the industrial revolution.

Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton was an American Engineer who developed the first commercially successful steamboat

AmericanNovember 14, 1765115 views

Abbas Ibn Firnas

Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, better known as Abbas Ibn Firnas, was a renowned inventor, engineer, aviator, physician, Arabic poet and Andalusia musician.

Spanish810279 views

Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright was an American aviation pioneer who along with his brother Orville developed the world’s first successful airplane

AmericanApril 16, 1867152 views