Inventors of the Modern Airplane Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana; his brother Orville was born on...
Category : Inventors

Eli Whitney
Inventor of the Cotton Gin Whitney was born on December 8, 1765, to a farming family in Westboro, Massachusetts. He demonstrated superior...

James Watt
Developer of Steam Engine Technology James Watt was born at Greenock, Scotland, on January 19, 1736. Throughout his life he suffered from...

Robert Watson-Watt
Developer of Radar Watson-Watt was born on April 13, 1892, in Brechin, Scotland. He won a scholarship to attend University College,...

Alessandro Volta
Discoverer of Electrochemical Cells The descendant of a once wealthy and powerful family, Volta was born in 1745 in the Italian city of...

Evangelista Torricelli
Inventor of the Barometer Torricelli was born on October 15, 1608, in the northern Italian town of Faenza. An excellent student, he went...

Nikola Tesla
Developer of Alternating Current Electricity Tesla was born on July 10,1856, to Serbian parents living in the Croatian village of...

George Stephenson
Inventor of the First Practical Steam Locomotive Stephenson was born on June 9, 1781, in Wylam, England. He followed his father into the...

Igor Sikorsky
Inventor of the Helicopter Sikorsky was born on May 25, 1889, to a prominent family in Kiev, Russia. He was greatly influenced by his...