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10 great inventors who helped change the world.
1. Archimedes (287 BC – c. 212 BC)Amongst other things worked out pi and developed the Archimedes screw for lifting up water from mines or wells.
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2. Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931)Edison filed over 1,000 patents. He developed and innovated a wide range of products from the electric light bulb to the phonograph and motion picture camera.
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3. The Wright BrothersSuccessfully designed, built and flew the first powered aircraft, showing that man could fly. One of most important inventions of Twentieth Century.
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4. Benjamin Franklin (1705 – 1790)Polymath who discovered electricity and invented the Franklin stove
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5. Charles Babbage (1791 – 1871)- Created first mechanical computer, which proved to be the prototype for future computers. Considered to be the ‘Father of Computers’.
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6. James Watt (1736 – 1819)Inventor of the steam engine, which was critical in the industrial revolution. His invention of a separate condensing chamber, greatly improved the efficiency of steam.
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7. Alexander Bell (1847 – 1922)Credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Also worked on optical telecommunications, aeronautics and hydrofoils.
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8. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 – 1519)One of the greatest ever minds, invented models that proved workable 3-500 years later.
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9. Galileo (1564-1642)Developed a powerful telescope and confirmed revolutionary theories about the nature of the world. Also developed an improved compass.
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10. Tim Berners Lee: Developed the http:// protocol for the internet. Making the world wide web freely available.
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