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Famous Inventors. List..

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June

June Report 19 Dec 2006 20:14

George Stephenson........ The Rocket.... June..

Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon)

Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) Report 19 Dec 2006 20:20

Alexander Graham Bell - telephone John Logie Baird - tv Angela

June

June Report 19 Dec 2006 20:22

Alexandra Fleming..... Dicovered.. Penicillen....June ..

June

June Report 19 Dec 2006 20:29

I stand corrected june

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 19 Dec 2006 20:31

Perhaps not such a household name, but a great invention: Percy Shaw, cat's eyes

Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon)

Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) Report 19 Dec 2006 20:31

Sir Christopher Cockerell - hovercraft Angela

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 21 Dec 2006 16:35

Laslo Biro - ball point pen Erno Rubik - rubix cube and other puzzles Jay

.•:*¨¨*:• ★Jax in Wales★.•:*¨¨*:•.

.•:*¨¨*:• ★Jax in Wales★.•:*¨¨*:•. Report 21 Dec 2006 16:49

Sir Humphry Davy the davy lamp but George Stephenson also invented one about the same time. Jackie

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 21 Dec 2006 17:24

Charles Babbage - the computer!! maggie

Marnie

Marnie Report 21 Dec 2006 17:55

mary quant - mini skirt

Mark

Mark Report 28 Apr 2007 16:01

No relation of mine but interesting as i am a wheelchair user. In 1932, engineer, Harry Jennings, built the first folding, tubular steel wheelchair