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Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday ( / ˈ f ær ə ˌ d eɪ / FAYR -uh-day ; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who made important discoveries in chemistry and physics. He studied how electricity and magnetism work, and he helped develop the understanding of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis. Faraday did not receive much formal education, but he became one of the most important scientists in history through his own learning and hard work.

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Nicéphore Niépce

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (French: [nisefɔʁ njɛps]; 7 March 1765 – 5 July 1833) was a French inventor and one of the first people to help develop photography. Niépce created a method called heliography, which he used to make the oldest known photographs that still exist today. In the mid-1820s, he used an early type of camera to take the oldest surviving photograph of a real place.

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George Cayley

Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet (27 December 1773 – 15 December 1857), was an English engineer, inventor, and aviator. He was a pioneer in airplane engineering and is sometimes called “the father of aviation.” He designed the first glider that was reported to carry a human in the air. He is often credited as the first person to understand the basic forces involved in flight, such as weight, lift, drag, and thrust.

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William Congreve

William Congreve was born on January 24, 1670, and died on January 19, 1729. He was an English writer who wrote plays, poems, and satirical works. Congreve helped shape English comedy and is considered one of the most important playwrights during the Restoration period.

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Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829), was a British chemist and inventor. He created the Davy lamp and an early version of an arc lamp. He also used electricity to isolate several elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807, and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium, and boron the following year.

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Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick was born on April 13, 1771, and died on April 22, 1833. He was a British inventor and mining engineer. Born in Cornwall, a major mining area, Trevithick grew up surrounded by mining and engineering.

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Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who helped create the first steamboat that was used for business. This steamboat, called the North River Steamboat (also known as the Clermont), made its first trip in 1807. It traveled on the Hudson River from New York City to Albany and back, covering 300 nautical miles (560 kilometers) in 62 hours.

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Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton FRS (born September 3, 1728; died August 17, 1809) was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith. He worked closely with James Watt, a Scottish engineer. In the last part of the 1700s, their partnership helped install hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engines.

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Joseph Bramah

Joseph Bramah was born on April 13, 1748, and died on December 9, 1814. He was an English inventor and locksmith. He is most famous for improving the flush toilet and creating the hydraulic press.

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William Murdoch

William Murdoch, sometimes spelled Murdock, was born on August 21, 1754, and died on November 15, 1839. He was a Scottish chemist, inventor, and mechanical engineer. He worked for the company Boulton & Watt in Cornwall for ten years.

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