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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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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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Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace is recognized as the first computer programmer for her notes on Charles Babbages Analytical Engine. Her ins...

Software Algorithm Mathematics Computer Science

9.5 Brilliant

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William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, was a prominent Irish-Scottish mathematician and physicist who played a central role...

Physics 19TH Century Thermodynamics Irish Scottish

9.5 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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Charles Parsons

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Engineering 19TH Century Mechanical British

9.5 Brilliant

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James Naismith

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9.4 Excellent

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Jacob Davis

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American Manufacturing 19TH Century Apparel

8.4 Great

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Samuel Colt

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American Manufacturing 19TH Century Firearms

8.2 Great

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Isaac Singer

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American Manufacturing 19TH Century Home

8.1 Great

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Nikolai Benardos

Nikolai Benardos was a Russian inventor associated with the early development of electric arc welding. In the 1880s, he...

Russian Manufacturing 19TH Century Metallurgy

8.0 Great

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Isaac Merritt Singer

Isaac Merritt Singer was an American inventor and industrialist whose mechanical improvements and business strategies re...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Sewing Machine

7.7 Good

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Eli Terry

Eli Terry was an American clockmaker and inventor who fundamentally transformed the manufacturing industry in the early...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Mass Produced Clock

7.7 Good

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Barthélemy Thimonnier

Barthélemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) was a French tailor and inventor who patented the first practical sewing machine in 18...

French Manufacturing 19TH Century Sewing Machine

7.6 Good

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Margaret E. Knight

Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914) was an American inventor awarded a patent in 1871 for a machine that manufactured flat-bo...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Machine

7.3 Good

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William Kelly

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American Manufacturing 19TH Century Materials

7.3 Good

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Seth Thomas

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American Manufacturing 19TH Century Horology

6.8 Fair

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Daniel Massey

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Manufacturing Canadian 19TH Century Agriculture

6.7 Fair