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Parkes, Alexander

1813 - 1890
1827-1912, surgeon; physician; developer of a system of antiseptic surgery, English; British

Lister, Joseph

1827 - 1912
1851-1926, physician; medical administrator; surgeon; writer, British

Cantlie, Sir James

1851 - 1926
1883-c.1944, manufacturer, Middlesbrough

Cargo Fleet Iron Co.

1883 - 1944
1884-1991, button, badge and medal makers, Birmingham

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991
active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921

Wright, Elsie

1901 - 1903

Wheatstone, Charles

1802 - 1875
1883-1991, telecommunications manufacturer, London

Standard Telephones and Cables PLC

1883 - 1991
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1936-c. 2005, manufacturer of electronic measuring and laboratory equipment, Croydon, England

H W Wallace and Company Limited

1936 - 2005
active 1828-1947, marine & aeronautical navigational instrument maker, London, England, British

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947
active 1879-1986, pharmacist and surgical instrument makers, English

Brady and Martin Limited

1886 - 1986
1891-1987, physiological instrument maker, London, England, British

C F Palmer (London) Limited

1891 - 1987
1853-1941, photographer, British; English

Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow

1853 - 1941
1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973
1898-1931, recording company; gramophone and radio manufacturer, British

Gramophone Company Limited

1898 - 1931

Swan, Joseph Wilson

1828 - 1914
active 1851-1899(?), optician, meteorological, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London

Pastorelli and Company

1851 - 1899
active 1859 -1948, psychiatric hospital, Sussex, England

Brighton Mental Asylum

1859 - 1948
1892-1974, manufacturer of radios, televisions, batteries, white goods and computers, Philadelphia, America

Philco Corporation

1892 - 1974
c.1890s-1926, electrical part and telephone manufacturer, Britain

Sterling Telephone and Electric Company Limited

1899 - 1926
1896-1947, scientific instrument and radio manufacturer, Cambridge

W G Pye and Company Limited

1896 - 1947
active 1901-1980s, microscope & accessory manufacturer, Manchester, England

Flatters and Garnett Limited

1901 - 1967
1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
1903-, manufacturer of scientific instruments, Acton, London; Watford, England

S G Brown Limited

1903
1910-current (2021), camera manufacturer, cinematography, video equipment and accessories, Britain

W Vinten

1910
1906-1971, car manufacturer; aero engine manufacturer, Derby; Bristol, England, British

Rolls-Royce Limited

1904 - 1973
1821-1895, optician, philosophical & photographic instrument maker, London, England

Ackland, William

1821 - 1895
1878-1969, mathematical & scientific instrument maker, Manchester & London, England

J Halden and Company Limited

1878 - 1969
1830-1872, anthropologist, British

Breeks, James Wilkinson

1830 - 1872
1819-1894, photographer, Scottish; British

Moffat, John

1819 - 1894
inventor, filmmaker

Waller, Fred

1886 - 1954
1805-1894, artist and photographer, German

Stelzner, Carl Ferdinand

1805 - 1894
1878-1931, photographer, active Sweden from 1904, German; Swedish

Goodwin, Henry Buergel

1878 - 1931
dedupe to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

1847 - 1923
1859-1890, manufacturer of photographic brass mats, Worcester, MA

Dean & Emerson

1859 - 1890
1817-1899, microscopist, opthalmic surgeon, author and dageurreotypist, England

Hogg, Jabez

1817 - 1899
chemist, scientist, inventor

Eichengrun, Arthur

1867 - 1949
engineer; 1887-1971; Denmak

Petersen, Axel

1887 - 1971
1869-1950, photographer, American

Brigman, Anne Wardrope

1869 - 1950
1810-2005, manufacturer of tobacco and cigarettes, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Murray, Sons and Company Limited

1810 - 2005
1851-1940, physicist, English; British

Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph

1851 - 1940
1917-1997, molecular biologist, British; English

Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery

1917 - 1997
1814-1890, mathematician, phonetician, pioneer photographer, British

Ellis, Alexander John

1814 - 1890
active 1818-1856, optician, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England

Watkins & Hill

1818 - 1856
1914-2002, chemist; molecular biologist, Austrian-born; British

Perutz, Max Ferdinand

1914 - 2002
1869-1949, scientific instrument and radio manufacturer, British

Pye, William George

1869 - 1949
British engineer and inventor of the fuel cell as used on the Apollo mission Service Modules. The same technology was also used for power and water on NASA's Space Shuttle.

Bacon, Francis Thomas

1904 - 1992