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Despite its relatively small size and population Scotland has produced a remarkable number of inventors over the centuries. The
late 1700s and 1800s were years of such intense creativity that they became known as the period of Scottish enlightenment. Many technological medicinal and mechanical breakthroughs were made at this time, including the
invention of the steam engine, the bicycle, antiseptic, and the telephone. A small list of those are listed below. s many more.
Year |
Inventor |
Invention |
1594 |
John Napier |
Logarith Tables |
1782 |
James Watt |
The Rotative Steam Engine |
1834 |
James Bowman Lindsay |
Continious Electric Light |
1838 |
Kirkpatrick MacMillan |
The Bicycle |
1861 |
James C.Maxwell |
Colour Photography |
1865 |
Joseph Lister |
Antiseptic |
1876 |
Alexander Graham Bell |
The Telephone |
1887 |
John Dunlop |
The Pneumatic Tyre |
1890 |
Old Tom Morris |
Golf Clubs |
1892 |
Sir James Dewar |
The Thermos Flask |
1926 |
John Logie Baird |
The First Television |
1928 |
Alexander Flemming |
Penecillin |
1935 |
Robert Watson-Watt |
The Radar Receiver |
1996 |
Roslin Institute, Edinburgh |
Dolly the Cloned Sheep |
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