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1847-1922, teacher of deaf people; inventor of telephone, Scottish; American

Bell, Alexander Graham

1847 - 1922
1909-1975, communications research, England

Post Office Engineering Research Station

1909 - 1975
1863-1944, chemist; inventor, Belgian; American

Baekeland, Leo Hendrik

1863 - 1944
1856-1937, photographer and inventor, American

Ives, Frederic Eugene

1856 - 1937
1735-1803, inventor; mechanic; mathematical instrument maker, Dutch

Merlin, John Joseph

1735 - 1803
1823-1834, scientific instrument maker, Edinburgh, Scotland

Adie, Alexander

1775 - 1204
1888-1971, medical scientist; inventor, American

Rife, Royal Raymond

1888 - 1971
1816-1892, astronomer and photographer, American

Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris

1816 - 1892
1899-current (2021), inventor; manufacturer of electrical goods, American

Ever Ready Company

1899
active 1962, co-inventor of the felt tip pen, Japanese

Horie, Yukio

1819-1889, photographer; inventor, French

Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène

1819 - 1889
1813-1901, photographer; politician, English; British

Mayall, John Jabez Edwin

1813 - 1901
1819-1999, submarine engineers, manufacturer of diving and breathing apparatus, United Kingdom

Siebe Gorman and Company Limited

1819 - 1999
1855-1944, physicist; inventor, English; British

Boys, Sir Charles Vernon

1855 - 1944
1832-1891, inventor; engineer, German

Otto, Nikolaus August

1832 - 1891
1854-1932, inventor; businessman, American

Eastman, George

1854 - 1932
1858-1929, scientist; inventor, Austrian

Auer von Welsbach, Carl

1858 - 1929
1805-1883, naval officer; inventor; pantetee; engineer; surveyor, English; British

Peacock, George

1805 - 1883
1873-1948; electrical engineer; inventor; English; British.

Sydney George Brown

1873 - 1948
1790-1878, inventor; Church of Scotland minister/clergyman, Scottish; British

Stirling, Robert

1790 - 1878
1852-1931, active in field of anaesthesiology

Tyrrell, Walter

1852 - 1931
1896-1993, scientist; inventor; patentee, Moscow, Russia, Russian

Theremin, Leon

1896 - 1993
1871-1948, aviator; inventor, American

Wright, Orville

1871 - 1948
1873-1903, inventor, British

Turner, Edward Raymond

1873 - 1903
active 1844-1929, patentee of the Lowne's portable spirometer, British

Lowne, Robert Mann

1844 - 1929
1801-1883, physicist, inventor, Belgium

Plateau, Joseph

1801 - 1883
1853-1917, inventor; camera manufacturer; manufacturer of optical devices; camera retailer, Belgian

van Neck, Louis

1853 - 1917
1867-1944,active 1890-1920s, inventor; scientific & medical instrument maker, Austrian

Castagna, Ludwig

1867 - 1944
1804-1867, printer; inventor of type of colour printing process, British, English

Baxter, George

1804 - 1867
1858-1932, marine boiler designer, English; British

Reed, Joseph W

1858 - 1932
1889-1982, electrical engineer; inventor, Russian; American

Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma

1889 - 1982
1899-1971, inventor; engineer, Swiss

Reutter, Jean-Léon

1899 - 1971
1851-1929, inventor, German-born; ethnically Jewish; American

Berliner, Emile

1851 - 1929
1811-1875, inventor; entrepreneur, American

Singer, Isaac Merritt

1811 - 1875
1808-1874, inventor; ship's propeller patentee; marine engineer, England, British

Smith, Sir Francis Petit

1808 - 1874
1824-1888, inventor, American

Wilson, Allen

1824 - 1888
1819-1890, inventor who developed the typewriter, American

Sholes, Christopher Latham

1819 - 1890
1826-1901, electrical engineer; inventor, Belgian

Gramme, Zénobe

1826 - 1901
1862-1940, inventor of a petrol vehicle, British

Butler, Edward

1862 - 1940
c. 1864-1943, scientist; botanist; educator; inventor, African American

Carver, George Washington

1864 - 1943
1833-1918, brewer, businessman and inventor, English; British

Lovibond, Joseph William

1833 - 1918
1890-1964, mechanical engineer; inventor, British

Beacham, Thomas Edward

1890 - 1964
1899-1991, scientist, plant biochemist and inventor, Leamington Spa

Hill, Robert

1899 - 1991
1819-1867, inventor; sewing machine pioneer, American

Howe, Elias

1819 - 1867
1737-1828, physician; inventor of an aerated water apparatus, British

Nooth, Dr John Mervyn

1737 - 1828
1875-1945, inventor active in cinematography, Polish

Proszynski, Kazimierz

1875 - 1945
1874-1931, electrical engineer; inventor, British

Clinker, R C

1874 - 1931
1862-1930, inventor; industrialist, American

Felt, Dorr Eugene

1862 - 1930
1778-1829, chemist; inventor; lecturer, British; English

Davy, Sir Humphry

1778 - 1829
1834-1905, active 1880s, inventor of types of typewriter and sewing machine, British

Cookson, Frederick Nesfield

1834 - 1905