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21st-century Scottish women scientists (2 C, 34 P) A. Scottish women anthropologists (1 C, 2 P) Scottish women archaeologists (7 P) B. Scottish women botanists (15 P) C.
Astronomer Royal for Scotland: Robert Angus Smith: 1817–1884 chemist environmental chemistry, acid rain, discoverer Mary Somerville: 1780–1872 mathematician, astronomer Matthew Stewart: 1717–1785 mathematician James Stirling: 1692–1770 mathematician Robert Stirling: 1790–1878 engineer, clergyman: inventor of the Stirling engine: John ...
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.
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Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. [ 1 ] In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [ 1 ]
This page aims to list inventions and discoveries in which women played a major role. Objects List Object 1 - "Almond Water" Object 2 - “Level Keys” (Trimmed; Open for Rewrite) Object 3 - "Smiler Repellent" In revision, please wait for this file to update Object 4 - "Deuclidators" Object 5 - "Candy" Object 6 - "The Mirror" Object 7 - "Memory Jar" Object 8 - "Lamps" Object 9 - "Dumb Gum ...
Inventors from Scotland. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. 19th-century Scottish inventors (35 P) ...
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 ...