151 World’s Greatest Inventors

Robert Koch (11 December, 1843–27 May, 1910) a German physician, was the originator of modern bacteriology. He believed that microbes caused diseases in the body. He wished to find the cause for Anthrax. Carrying forward Pasteur’s theory of germs, Koch discovered that a certain kind of bacteria stayed in the tissue of the animal that […]

Robert W. Bower (born 12 June, 1936) is a scientist and also a well-known engineer. Bower’s many inventions made possible the new technology to grow up. His invention of electronic circuits has found a new ordinary place in computer. He invented other electronic products will. He received his degree in Physics from California University in

Robert Fulton was born on 14 November, 1765 and he was an American Engineer and inventor who is broadly recognized with budding the first commercially successful steamboat. In 1800, he was praised by Napoleon Bonaparte to propose the Nautilus that was the first sensible submarine in history. He is also recognized with inventing a number

Born on 4 December, 1913, Robert Adler was a Ph.D. from the University of Vienna in Physics. Being a Jewish, he migrated to the United States of America where he got a job in the research division of Zenith Electronics. His best invention is said to be ‘Wireless Remote Control’ for TV-sets. Though it was

Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French physician. He was born at Quimper in France on 17 February 1781. In 1816, he invented the stethoscope during working at the Hospital Necker and founded its use in diagnosing several chest situations. In 1822 he appointed as lecturer at the College de France. In 1823, he became professor of

Better known as ‘The Father of Video Games’, Ralph H. Baer was born in Germany on 8 March, 1922. Ralph had a difficult childhood and had to face difficulties due to his Jewish origin. He was expelled from school and had to migrate to America where he underwent self-schooling. With sheer hard work and enthusiasm

Philip H. Diehl was a German-American engineer and inventor who seized a number of U.S. patents, together with electric incandescent lamps, electric motors for sewing machines, other uses and ceiling fans. He was born on 29 January, 1847 in Germany. Diehl gave tough competition to Thomas Edison and his inventions caused Edison to decrease the

Paul Ehrlich is an educator and biologist from America, born on 29 May, 1932. At Stanford University’s Biological Sciences Department for Population Studies he was a Bing Professor, and at the Centre for Conservation Biology at Stanford, he had set precedence as President. He was a well-known ecologist, entomologist as well as a demographer. He

The Father of Nuclear Chemistry, Otto Hahn (8 March, 1879–28 July, 1968) had made vast contributions to the fields of radioactivity and radio chemistry. Although he was a German chemist, yet he was a staunch opponent of the suppression of the Jews by the Nazis. After presiding over the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, he also headed

Otto Titusz Blathy (1860–1939) was a very well-known electrical engineer born in Hungary to a very wealthy family. He was well known for his outstanding inventions which he had undertaken throughout his whole life. He was a co-inventor of the transformer, developed in cooperation with his other colleges, Karoly Zipernowsky and Miksa Deri. The transformers

Oleg Antonov born on 7 February, 1906, was a famous Soviet aeroplane designer and the founder of the world-known aircraft company, Antonov ASTC. He had created many important aircraft in his lifetime, some of which had played important roles during the Second World War. His best awarded designed aerpolane was the A-7 which fetched him

Nils I Bohlin was born in Sweden on 17 July, 1920. He was a very famous Sweden inventor well known for inventing three-point seat belts. He came up with this idea while he was working at Volvo. He had his diploma degree as a mechanical engineer from Harnosand Laroverk in 1939. He first worked as

Nikolay Benardos was born on 1842 in the Kherson state in family with armed force tradition. He was a Russian. At Kiev University he did his studies. In 1862, he connected with the staff of Medicine of Kiev University by recommendation from his father. In the year 1885, he invented welder. The welder is a

Nikolay Basov (14 December, 1922–1 July, 2001) was a famous Soviet educator and physicist. He is well known for his elementary work in quantum electronics. He won the Nobel Prize in the year 1964 for the development of laser and maser. His co-partners were Alexander Prokhorov and Charles Hard Townes. He completed his graduation from

Nikola Tesla (10 July, 1856–7 January, 1943) who is considered as the Father of modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system, was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer as well as a physicist. His discovery in the field of electromagnetism provided a basis for Michael Faraday to work on his discoveries of wireless communication and radio.