INVENTORS AND ENGINEERS
Leo Bakeland: He developed the first synthetic plastic known as Bakelite.
John Logie Baird: Scottish Engineer born in 1888 who invented the first working television system.
Edmund Becquerel: (French) He discovered the photovoltaic effect while experimenting with an electrolytic
cell made up of two metal electrodes in 1839.
Daniel Bernoulli: Swiss scientist discovered the principle that increasing the velocity of a gas or liquid lowers
its pressure (principle behind the aerofoil).
Henry Bessemer: He invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively.
Edward Beard Budding: He invented the lawn mower.
Robert Boyle: Irish scientist who presented the law that the pressure of a given mass of gas is inversely
proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.
Chester Carlson: He invented the first photocopier in 1938.
Dugald Clerk: Born in Glasgow in 1859. He is identified with the internal combustion engine and the two-
stroke engine.
Gustaf Dahlen: He developed acetylene gas and demonstrated gas welding for the first time.
Gottlieb Diamler: He was involved in the development of the motor vehicle.
James Dyson: invented the use of cyclone technology in vacuum cleaners. It is a bagless system that does not
clog or lose suction. He also invented the Airblade hand dryer.
Michael Faraday: He discovered electromagnetic induction. The unit of capacitance, the farad, is named after
him.
Heinrich Focke: He invented the helicopter.
Charles Fritts: He was an American who described the first solar cell made from selenium wafers in 1883.
Heinrich Hertz: He discovered that ultraviolet light altered the lowest voltage capable of causing a spark to
jump between two metal electrodes.
Joseph Henry: He discovered electromagnetic induction (independently of Michael Faraday). pri
John P. Holland: Born in Clare in 1840, he was an engineer who developed the first submarine to be
commissioned by the US Navy and the first Royal Navy submarine, the Holland 1.
Steve Jobs: Born in 1955, he was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and was largely responsible for
pioneering one of the early commercially successful computers with its Macintosh machine. A range of
innovations including the mouse-driven graphical user interface, iMac computer, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, etc.
have followed.
Viktor Kaplan: Austrian engineer who invented a water turbine with adjustable blades.
Jack Kilby: He invented the microchip which is now being primarily used in the field of information technology.
Integrated circuit.
Leo Bakeland: He developed the first synthetic plastic known as Bakelite.
John Logie Baird: Scottish Engineer born in 1888 who invented the first working television system.
Edmund Becquerel: (French) He discovered the photovoltaic effect while experimenting with an electrolytic
cell made up of two metal electrodes in 1839.
Daniel Bernoulli: Swiss scientist discovered the principle that increasing the velocity of a gas or liquid lowers
its pressure (principle behind the aerofoil).
Henry Bessemer: He invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively.
Edward Beard Budding: He invented the lawn mower.
Robert Boyle: Irish scientist who presented the law that the pressure of a given mass of gas is inversely
proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.
Chester Carlson: He invented the first photocopier in 1938.
Dugald Clerk: Born in Glasgow in 1859. He is identified with the internal combustion engine and the two-
stroke engine.
Gustaf Dahlen: He developed acetylene gas and demonstrated gas welding for the first time.
Gottlieb Diamler: He was involved in the development of the motor vehicle.
James Dyson: invented the use of cyclone technology in vacuum cleaners. It is a bagless system that does not
clog or lose suction. He also invented the Airblade hand dryer.
Michael Faraday: He discovered electromagnetic induction. The unit of capacitance, the farad, is named after
him.
Heinrich Focke: He invented the helicopter.
Charles Fritts: He was an American who described the first solar cell made from selenium wafers in 1883.
Heinrich Hertz: He discovered that ultraviolet light altered the lowest voltage capable of causing a spark to
jump between two metal electrodes.
Joseph Henry: He discovered electromagnetic induction (independently of Michael Faraday). pri
John P. Holland: Born in Clare in 1840, he was an engineer who developed the first submarine to be
commissioned by the US Navy and the first Royal Navy submarine, the Holland 1.
Steve Jobs: Born in 1955, he was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and was largely responsible for
pioneering one of the early commercially successful computers with its Macintosh machine. A range of
innovations including the mouse-driven graphical user interface, iMac computer, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, etc.
have followed.
Viktor Kaplan: Austrian engineer who invented a water turbine with adjustable blades.
Jack Kilby: He invented the microchip which is now being primarily used in the field of information technology.
Integrated circuit.
