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George Stephenson
An English engineer born in 1781 and died in 1848. He invented the "Rocket" with his son. He also made the first passenger railways -
James Watt
James Watt is a Scottish inventor. James was born in 1736 and died in 1819. He was most famous for inventing different types of steam engines that helped start the industrial revolution in 1769. -
Richard Arkwright
Born in 1732 and died in 1792. He was an English inventor. He created a spinning machine used to spin cotton yarn faster then they ever could before. -
Alfred Nobel
Born in 1833 and die din 1896 was a Swedish chemist inventor and more. Alfred invented dynamite and later developed the "Blasting Cap". Alfred also was responsible for the modern use of high explosives -
Germ Theory
The Germ theory was first invented by Louis Pasteur in 1861. The theory was that bacteria causes infection and disease. He proved that food spoiled because of invisible bacteria. -
Guglielmo Marconi
Italian Engineer, inventor, physicist, and politician. He was born in 1874 and died in 1837. He was known for his invention of the practical radio wave based wireless telegraph system. -
Assembly line
One of the most important inventions in the early 1900's. Ransom E. Olds was the inventor of the assembly line. This allowed parts to be installed in an order and it took less time.