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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist and mechanical engineer who discovered X-rays in 1895 while experimenting...

German Physics 19TH Century Medical

9.8 Brilliant

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Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur Wright)

Orville and Wilbur Wright were American aviation pioneers and bicycle manufacturers who developed the first successful s...

American Mechanical Aviation Transportation

9.7 Brilliant

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Wilhelm Röntgen

Wilhelm Röntgen was a German physicist whose accidental discovery of x-rays in 1895 revolutionized science and medicine....

German Physics Medicine 19TH Century

9.6 Brilliant

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George Boole

George Boole was a 19th-century English mathematician and logician whose work formalized the algebra of logic. His 1854...

Mathematics 19TH Century Computing British

9.6 Brilliant

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Nicolas Carnot

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832) was a French physicist and military engineer whose 1824 treatise Réflexions sur...

French Physics 19TH Century Energy

9.5 Brilliant

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Lord Kelvin (William Thomson)

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), was a British mathematical physicist and engineer. He played a central ro...

Physics Theory 19TH Century British

9.5 Brilliant

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Nicolaus Otto

Nicolaus Otto developed the first commercially successful four-stroke internal combustion engine in 1876. This innovatio...

Automotive Engine 19TH Century Combustion

9.1 Excellent

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John Browning

John Browning was an American inventor primarily known for his groundbreaking work in firearms design during the 19th ce...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Firearms

9.0 Excellent

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Christopher Sholes

American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes is notable for creating the first practical typewriter and developing the QW...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Typewriter

8.9 Great

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Michelin Brothers (André & Édouard Michelin)

André and Édouard Michelin were French industrialist brothers who founded the Michelin tire manufacturing company in Cle...

Automotive French 19TH Century Transportation

8.8 Great

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Richard Gatling

Richard Jordan Gatling (1818–1903) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the Gatling gun, which he pat...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Firearms

8.5 Great

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Frederick Lanchester

Frederick Lanchester was a British engineer and polymath who made foundational contributions to automotive engineering a...

19TH Century Mechanical British Aerodynamics

8.4 Great

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Walter Hunt

Walter Hunt was a 19th-century American mechanic and inventor known for his diverse range of practical devices. He is mo...

American Consumer 19TH Century Mechanical

8.1 Great

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Ransom Olds

Ransom Eli Olds was an American automotive industry pioneer credited with founding the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, which...

Automotive American 19TH Century Oldsmobile

7.7 Good

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Jacob Perkins

Jacob Perkins (1766–1849) was an American inventor, engineer, and mechanic from Newburyport, Massachusetts, who later sp...

American Steam 19TH Century Mechanical

7.6 Good

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Linus Yale Jr.

Linus Yale Jr. was a nineteenth-century American inventor and lock manufacturer whose work helped establish the compact...

Security Hardware 19TH Century Mechanical

7.6 Good

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André Michelin

André Michelin (1853–1931) was a French industrialist who co-founded the Michelin tire company alongside his brother Édo...

Automotive French 19TH Century Transportation

7.6 Good

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Gustave Trouve

Gustave Trouvé (1839–1902) was a French electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering work with portable ele...

Automotive French 19TH Century Transportation

7.4 Good

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Josephine Cochrane

Josephine Cochrane was an American inventor best known for inventing the first commercially successful mechanical dishwa...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Home Appliance

7.1 Good

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Henry Blair

Henry Blair was an American farmer and inventor who received US patents for a seed planter in 1834 and a cotton planter...

American 19TH Century Agriculture Mechanical

6.8 Fair