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scientist carbon dioxide discoverer: Robert Blair: 1748–1828 astronomer 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
Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented, innovated, or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning ), by non-Scots working in the ...
(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 ...
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 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 ...
David WC MacMillan shares the award with German scientist Benjamin List for their work in creating a new way to build molecules. Scottish scientist jointly wins Nobel Prize in chemistry Skip to ...
Also: United Kingdom: Scotland: People: By occupation: Scientists Scientists from Scotland . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scientists from Scotland .