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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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Cai Lun

Cai Lun, a Chinese court official during the Han Dynasty, is recognized for pioneering paper production around 105 CE. H...

Chinese Paper Materials Han Dynasty

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

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

Engineering 19TH Century Mechanical British

9.5 Brilliant

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James Naismith

James Naismith was a Canadian-American physical educator responsible for inventing basketball in 1891. His creation, dev...

19TH Century Sport Basketball Educator

9.4 Excellent

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Lumière brothers

Auguste and Louis Lumière were French inventors and filmmaking pioneers who patented the Cinématographe, a device that f...

French 19TH Century Film Projection

9.4 Excellent

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Thomas Young

Thomas Young (1773–1829) was a British polymath whose contributions spanned physics, physiology, linguistics, and medici...

Physics Theory 19TH Century British

9.4 Excellent

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George Méliès

Georges Méliès was a French illusionist, filmmaker, and theatre owner who applied stage magic techniques to early cinema...

French 19TH Century Cinema Imaging

9.4 Excellent

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Charles Macintosh

Charles Macintosh was a Scottish chemist and inventor associated with the development of practical waterproof fabric. In...

Chemistry 19TH Century Scottish Materials

8.6 Great

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Joseph Monier

Joseph Monier was a French gardener and inventor who played a pivotal role in the development of reinforced concrete. Wo...

French 19TH Century Construction Materials

7.8 Good

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John Wesley Hyatt

John Wesley Hyatt was an American inventor who secured a patent in 1869 for celluloid, the first commercially successful...

American 19TH Century Plastic Materials

7.7 Good

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Frederick Walton

Frederick Walton was an English inventor and manufacturer who patented linoleum in 1863. He developed this durable floor...

19TH Century British Materials Linoleum

7.7 Good

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Alexander Parkes

Alexander Parkes (1813–1890) was a British metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham who created Parkesine, considered o...

19TH Century Plastic British Materials

7.6 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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William Kelly

William Kelly (1811-1888) was an American inventor and ironmaster who independently developed a pneumatic process for st...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Materials

7.3 Good