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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

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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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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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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Gottlieb Daimler

Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) was a German engineer whose pioneering work fundamentally shaped transportation. He develop...

German Engine 19TH Century Transport

8.6 Great

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Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick was a 19th-century British inventor renowned for pioneering advancements in steam technology. He desi...

Engine 19TH Century British Transport

8.5 Great

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Wilhelm Maybach

Wilhelm Maybach was a pivotal figure in the development of the automobile. His engineering work alongside Gottlieb Daiml...

German Engine 19TH Century Transport

8.3 Great

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Édouard Michelin

Édouard Michelin was a French industrialist who, with his brother André, developed the Michelin tire business after the...

Automotive French 19TH Century Rubber

8.1 Great

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Étienne Lenoir

Étienne Lenoir was a Belgian-born French engineer recognized for developing the first commercially successful internal-c...

Automotive 19TH Century Mechanical Belgian French

8.0 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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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