swap_horiz George Pullman Alternatives

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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

9.72 Brilliant

2

Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry (1797–1878) was an American scientist and engineer who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Ins...

American 19TH Century Electrical Telegraphy

9.04 Excellent

3

John Starley

John Kemp Starley was an English inventor and industrialist who fundamentally changed personal transportation with his b...

19TH Century Cycling British Transportation

8.93 Great

4

Christopher Sholes

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

American 19TH Century Mechanical Typewriter

8.91 Great

5

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

8.81 Great

6

Frank Sprague

Frank Julian Sprague was an American electrical engineer and inventor who played a pivotal role in the development of ur...

American 19TH Century Transportation DC Motor

8.78 Great

7

George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse was a 19th-century American inventor best known for his pioneering work with electrical systems. He...

American 19TH Century Electric Railway

8.74 Great

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Alfred Vail

Alfred Vail was an American machinist, inventor, and telegraph operator who collaborated with Samuel Morse during the de...

American 19TH Century Telegraph Communications

8.72 Great

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Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse was an 19th century American inventor instrumental in revolutionizing communication. He developed Morse cod...

Communication American 19TH Century Code

8.65 Great

10

William Morton

William Thomas Green Morton (1819-1868) was an American dentist who played a pivotal role in the introduction of anesthe...

American Medicine 19TH Century Surgery

8.63 Great

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Herman Hollerith

Herman Hollerith was an American inventor whose innovations dramatically improved data processing. He developed a punch-...

American 19TH Century Computing Punch Card Tabulator

8.51 Great

12

John Pemberton

John Pemberton was an American pharmacist born in 1831. He developed Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning with its c...

American 19TH Century Beverage Pharmacist

8.37 Great

13

Cyrus McCormick

Cyrus McCormick was a 19th-century American inventor best known for developing the mechanical reaper. His 1834 patent re...

American 19TH Century Agriculture Machine

8.34 Great

14

King Camp Gillette

King Camp Gillette (1855–1932) was an American inventor and businessman best known for patenting the disposable safety r...

American Consumer 19TH Century Grooming

8.34 Great

15

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

8.28 Great

16

Charles F. Brush

Charles F. Brush was an American inventor and entrepreneur whose work helped establish practical electric arc lighting f...

American 19TH Century Electrical Dynamo

8.28 Great

17

Granville Woods

Granville Woods was an American inventor active in the late 19th century. He developed crucial technologies for railways...

American 19TH Century Electric Railway

8.10 Great

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Matthias Baldwin

Matthias Baldwin was an American inventor and industrialist who founded the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the 1820s. Initi...

American 19TH Century Transportation Railway

7.25 Good

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Andrew Jackson Beard

Andrew Jackson Beard was an American inventor and farmer born into slavery who made significant contributions to railroa...

Safety American 19TH Century Railway

7.15 Good

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Granville T. Woods

Granville T. Woods was an American inventor whose work concentrated on electrical equipment and railway communication sy...

American 19TH Century Railway Telegraphy

6.83 Fair