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Scottish inventions have been noted as "revolutionising" the world numerous times, made possible by the "boundless imagination and inspired creativity" of the inventors who created them. [3] Even before the Industrial Revolution, Scots have been at the forefront of innovation and discovery across a wide range of spheres.
Inventors from Scotland. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. 19th-century Scottish inventors (35 P) ...
inventor of the aplanatic lens: John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr: 1880–1971 nutritionist: Nobel Peace Prize winner David Brewster: 1781–1868 scientist Royal Scottish Society of Arts founder Thomas Brisbane: 1773–1860 astronomer John Campbell Brown: 1947-2019 astronomer Investigated Solar physics: Robert Brown: 1773–1858 botanist ...
Neil Arnott (1788–1874), physician and inventor of the Arnott waterbed; Sir William Arrol (1839–1913), bridge builder; Alexander Bain (1810–1877), inventor and engineer, first to invent and patent the electric clock and fax machine; Charles Baird (1766–1843), engineer who played an important part in the industrial and business life of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Scottish inventor, known for first demonstrating television (1888–1946) John Logie Baird FRSE Baird in 1917 Born (1888-08-13) 13 August 1888 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Died 14 June 1946 (1946-06-14) (aged 57) Bexhill, Sussex, England Resting place Baird family grave in ...
(Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, by Francis Chantrey) James Watt FRS FRSE (/ w ɒ t /; 30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) [a] was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great ...
Scottish inventors (5 C, 120 P) M. Scottish musical instruments (2 C, 18 P) S. Sirens (28 P) Sports originating in Scotland (1 C, 20 P) Steam hammers (2 P) W. Whisky ...
The Scottish Enlightenment (Scots ... In an argument that includes "one of the most famous ... James Keir (1735–1820) chemist, geologist, industrialist and inventor