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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

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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

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Charles Parsons

Charles Algernon Parsons was an Anglo-Irish engineer and inventor best known for developing the reaction steam turbine....

Engineering 19TH Century Mechanical British

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Thomas Young

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Physics Theory 19TH Century British

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Lord Kelvin

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Physics 19TH Century British Thermodynamics

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J.J. Thomson

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Karl Ferdinand Braun

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German Radio 19TH Century Electronics

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John Starley

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19TH Century Cycling British Transportation

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Henry Bessemer

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19TH Century Steel Industrial British

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Charles Wheatstone

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19TH Century British Electrical Telegraph

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Henry Fox Talbot

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Photography 19TH Century Imaging British

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Richard Trevithick

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Engine 19TH Century British Transport

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David Edward Hughes

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Communication 19TH Century British Microphone

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William Crookes

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Physics 19TH Century British Cathode Rays

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Edwin Budding

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Outdoor 19TH Century British Lawn Mower

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Ada Lovelace

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Software Algorithm Mathematics Computer Science

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Joseph Aspdin

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19TH Century Construction British Cement

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Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson was a British inventor instrumental in the development of modern railways. His designs, particularly t...

Civil Engineering 19TH Century British Railway

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William Fox Talbot

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Photography 19TH Century British Calotype

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Sidney Gilchrist Thomas

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19TH Century Steel British Metallurgy

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