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The Deerslayer was the most successful of an early series, the Leatherstocking Tales, about pioneer life in New York. Little House on the Prairie, a century later, typified a later series of novels describing a pioneer family. Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett are two real-life icons of pioneer history. [citation needed]
M. Joseph Martin (general) Maryland Ridge Community (Indiana) George Mathews (soldier) John Mathews (American pioneer) William Mayfield; Clara Antoinette McCarty Wilt
Alexander Popov (1859–1906), Russia – radio pioneer, created a radio receiver that worked as a lightning detector; Nikolay Popov (1931–2008), Russia – first fully gas turbine main battle tank ; Josef Popper (1838–1921), Austria – discovered the transmission of power by electricity.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Famed for building Bigfoot, which was the first to be capable of driving over cars and subsequently became one of the most famous monster truck in history. Mountain bike: Gary Fisher [159] Railways: George Stephenson [160] Pioneered rail transport, steam locomotives and invented standard-gauge railway track gauge. Rock Crawling: Marlin ...
Cayley was one of the most significant pioneers in aviation history. [nb 14] Giuseppe Cei † 25 Jan 1889 28 Mar 1911 Italy (Italy) (France) Aviator Propeller: Flew around the Eiffel tower (19 Mar 1911); [52] [citation needed] (†) (Bleriot airplane), near Puteaux, France. [citation needed] Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi: 1609 1640 Turkey Design ...
The following people are Internet pioneers who have been recognized for their contribution to its early and ongoing development. These contributions include theoretical foundations, building early networks, specifying protocols, and expansion beyond a research tool to wide deployment. This list includes people who were:
However, other inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers. [431] 1877: Thomas Edison invents the first working phonograph. [432] 1878: Henry Fleuss is granted a patent for the first practical rebreather. [433] 1878: Lester Allan Pelton invents the Pelton wheel.