| Famous Scientists | Life Period | Inventions |
| Archimedes | 287-212 BC | Archimedean principle, famous theory of buoyancy and many mathematical and mechanical discoveries. |
| Heinrich Hertz | 1857-1894 | Electromagnetic theory of light and electromagnetic waves. |
| Andre Marie Ampere | 1775-1836 | Unit of measurement to measure electric current |
| Amedeo Avogadro | 1776-1856 | Avogadro's Law, that is, "equal volumes of different gases, pressure and temperature being equal, contain the same number of molecules". |
| Neils Hendrik David Bohr | 1885-1962 | Bohr Model of Atom |
| 398-1468 | Letterpress printing press also known as mechanical printing press. | |
| Albert Einstein | 1879-1955 | Theory of Relativity, photoelectric effect and lots more |
| Rudolf Diesel | 1858-1913 | Combustion engine. |
| Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen | 1845-1923 | X-ray |
| 1785-1851 | Bicycle | |
| 1479-1542 | Pocket Watch | |
| 1623-1688 | Verbiest invented the first ever car. | |
| 1847-1922 | Graham Bell invented the first practical telephone. | |
| Philipp Reis | 1834-1874 | Reis is known for the early invention of telephone |
| 1888-1946 | John Logie Baird invented the television. | |
| 1816-1892 | Dynamo | |
| 1911-1998 | Jet engine | |
| Artur Fischer | 1919 | Fischertechnik |
| 1868-1946 | Aspirin | |
| Hugo Junkers | 1859-1935 | Civilian avion |
| Otto Lilienthal | 1848-1896 | Gliding flights |
| 1873-1950 | Coffee Filter | |
| Konrad Zuse | 1910-1995 | First 'working' computer. |
| Gottlieb Daimler | 1834-1900 | Automobile and internal combustion machine |
| Robert Koch | 1843-1910 | Isolation of Bacillus anthracis, tuberculosis bacteria and Vibrio cholerae. Also known for his Koch's postulates. |
| Karlheinz Brandenburg | 1954 | MP3 Technology |
| 1818-1893 | Incandescent light bulb | |
| Samuel Hahnemann | 1755-1843 | Creation of alternative medicine practice called Homeopathy |
| 1890-1979 | Helicopter | |
| Levi Strauss | 1829-1902 | Jeans |
| Otto Hahn | 1879-1968 | Nuclear fission and known as the 'father of nuclear chemistry'. |
| Julius Lothar Meyer | 1830-1895 | First person to draw the periodic table of chemical elements |
| Emil Berliner | 1851-1929 | Record Player |
| Rudolf Hell | 1901-2002 | Formulated technology for Scanner and Fax |
| Fritz Pfleumer | 1881-1945 | Audio tape |
| Thomas Edison | 1847-1931 | Electric light bulb. |
| Elias Howe | 1819-1867 | Sewing machine |
| Laszlo Jozsef Bíro | 1899-1985 | Ballpoint pen |
| Garrett Augustus Morgan | 1877-1963 | Traffic signal, respiratory protective mask (gas mask), hair straightening preparation. |
| Samuel F. B. Morse | 1791-1872 | Telegraph invention |
| Percy Spencer | 1894-1970 | Microwave oven |
| Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright |
1871-1948, 1867-1912 | Airplane invention |
| Benjamin Franklin | 1706-1790 | One of the founding fathers of America, Franklin is attributed to have invented electricity |
Friday, September 9, 2011
List of Famous Scientists and their Discoveries
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