Charles Stewart Rolls FRGS FRMetS MICE was born on August 27, 1877, and died on July 12, 1910. He was a British pioneer in the fields of automobiles and airplanes. He helped start the Rolls-Royce car company with Henry Royce.
Frederick William Lanchester was born on October 23, 1868, and died on March 8, 1946. He was an English expert in many fields and an engineer who made significant contributions to car engineering and aerodynamics. He also helped create the field of operations research.
Herbert Akroyd-Stuart was an English inventor. He was born on January 28, 1864, and died on February 19, 1927. He is known for inventing the hot bulb engine, also called the heavy oil engine.
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor who created the modern steam turbine in 1884. His invention changed how ships moved through water, and he also started C. A.
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor who created the modern steam turbine in 1884. His invention changed the way ships moved through water, and he also founded C. A.
Johni Broome (JUH-nye; born July 19, 2002) plays professional basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Morehead State Eagles and the Auburn Tigers.
Sir William Henry Perkin FRS (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) was an English chemist and businessperson best known for accidentally discovering the first man-made synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline. Although he did not succeed in creating quinine for treating malaria, he achieved success in the field of dyes after his first discovery at the age of 18. Perkin built a factory to make the dye on a large scale.
Percy Carlyle Gilchrist (27 December 1851 – 16 December 1935) was a British chemist and a scientist who studied metals. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (16 April 1850 – 1 February 1885) was an inventor from England, famous for his work in the iron and steel industry.
Sir Carl Wilhelm Siemens FRS FRSA (4 April 1823 – 19 November 1883), also known as Charles William Siemens, was a German-British electrical engineer and businessman. He was born on April 4, 1823, in the Kingdom of Hanover and died on November 19, 1883, at the age of 60 in London. His nationalities were British and German.