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Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-American inventor renowned for his development of the first practical telephone. Hi...

Audio Communication 19TH Century Telephone

9.18 Excellent

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Werner von Siemens

Werner von Siemens, born Ernst Werner Siemens, was a 19th-century German electrical engineer and industrialist who lived...

German 19TH Century Electrical Dynamo

9.12 Excellent

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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

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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

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Charles Wheatstone

Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875) was an English physicist and inventor. He is best remembered for his contributions to the...

19TH Century British Electrical Telegraph

8.86 Great

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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

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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

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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

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Sandford Fleming

Sandford Fleming (1827–1915) was a Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor who proposed the worldwide system of standard...

Communication Canadian 19TH Century Standard Time

8.51 Great

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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

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David Edward Hughes

David Edward Hughes (1831–1900) was a British-American inventor and professor of music whose patents and experiments sig...

Communication 19TH Century British Microphone

8.35 Great

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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

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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

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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

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Thomas A. Watson

Thomas A. Watson was an American inventor and machinist who worked as Alexander Graham Bell's assistant during the devel...

Engineering American 19TH Century Telephone

8.18 Great

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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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Antonio Meucci

Antonio Meucci was an Italian-American inventor best recognized for his early developments in voice communication techno...

Audio Communication Italian 19TH Century

7.65 Good