INVENTORS Change The World.

Leonardo da Vinci - Renowned for his numerous designs and inventions, including early concepts for helicopters, parachutes, and armoured vehicles. He also made significant contributions to the study of hydraulics and fluid dynamics.

Nikola Tesla - Inventor and electrical engineer known for his work on alternating current (AC) electricity, the Tesla coil, and numerous innovations in electromagnetism and wireless communication.

Thomas Edison - Prolific inventor with over 1,000 patents, known for inventing the phonograph, the practical incandescent light bulb, and developing the first industrial research laboratory.

Alexander Graham Bell - Inventor of the telephone and co-founder of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T).

James Watt - Improved the steam engine, leading to the Industrial Revolution. His enhancements to the steam engine's efficiency and power were pivotal in industrial applications.

John Logie Baird - Inventor of the first working television system and the first publicly demonstrated colour television system.

Guglielmo Marconi - Pioneer of long-distance radio transmission, Marconi's development of radio-telegraphy earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright) - Credited with inventing and building the world's first successful aeroplane and making the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight.

Eli Whitney - Inventor of the cotton gin, a device that revolutionised the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fibre.

George Washington Carver - Agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other crops, promoting crop rotation and sustainable agriculture.

Tim Berners-Lee - Inventor of the World Wide Web, which revolutionised how information is shared and accessed globally.

Marie Curie - Although primarily known for her work in radioactivity and being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, her research led to the development of X-ray machines.

Johannes Gutenberg - Inventor of the printing press, which revolutionised the production of books and the spread of knowledge.

Ferdinand Verbiest - Jesuit missionary who constructed the first self-propelled vehicle, an early form of the automobile, in the 17th century.