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Charles Townshend
Townshend successfully introduced a new method of crop rotation on his farms. In general, this allowed British farmers to grow more food, which in turn helped lead to an increase in the population of British citizens. Nationality: Britain -
James Hargreaves
Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny Nationality: Britain -
Richard Arkwright
The inventor of the spinning frame Nationality: Britain -
James Watt
He is best remembered for his improvements to the steam engine. Watt's steam engine design incorporated two of his own inventions: the separate condenser and the parallel motion. Nationality: Scottish -
Eli Whitney,
The inventor of the cotton gin Nationality: American -
Alessandro Volta
The inventor of the electric battery Nationality: Italian -
Joseph Marie Jacquard
He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the "Jacquard loom"), which in turn played an important role in the development of other programmable machines, such as an early version of digital compiler used by IBM to develop the modern-day computer. Nationality: French -
George Stephenson
In 1814, Stephenson constructed his first locomotive, 'Blucher', for hauling coal at Killingworth Colliery near Newcastle. In 1815, he invented a safety lamp for use in coal mines, nicknamed the 'Geordie'. In 1821, Stephenson was appointed engineer for the construction of the Stockton and Darlington railway. Nationality: Britain -
Samuel Morse.
He developed the Morse code Nationality: American -
Louis Daguerre
He is recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography. Nationality: French -
Henry Bessemer,
He became the most important technique for making steel in the nineteenth century for almost one hundred years from 1856 to 1950. He also played a significant role in establishing the town of Sheffield as a major industrial center. Nationality: Britain -
Alexander Graham Bell
The inventor of the Telephone Nationality- Scottish -
Thomas Edison
The inventor of the light bulb Nationality- American -
Gottlieb Daimler
He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum-fuelled engine Nationality- German -
Guglielmo Marconi
Known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. Nationality: Italian