George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was a talented and accomplished African American inventor, born in a time of slavery. His parents were Mary and Giles, a couple owned by a German American immigrant named Moses Carver.
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George Stephenson
George Stephenson invented “Steam Locomotive” and “Stephenson’s Rocket” George Stephenson was an English engineer and the inventor of the first steam locomotive. He is known as the “Father of Railways” for his contributions to the field. He was born on June 9, 1781 in Northumberland. His parents were extremely poor and illiterate. George himself was illiterate until he …
George Pullman
George Mortimer Pullman was an American engineer, inventor and industrialist of the 19th century, famous for the invention of Pullman Sleeping Cars for use in railways.
George Ferris
George Ferris (officially George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.) was an American engineer best known for inventing the Ferris Wheel. He was born on February 14, 1859 in Galesburg, Illinois.
George Eastman
George Eastman was a renowned American inventor, businessman and founder of the Eastman Kodak company. He was born in 1854 in New York to George and Maria Eastman.
George Crum
George Crum was an American native, widely credited with the invention of the first potato chips. Crum’s birth name was George Speck and he was born in New York in 1822 to Abraham and Catherine Speck.
Gail Borden
Gail Borden Jr. was a Texan land surveyor who is best known as the inventor of condensed milk. He was born in New York on November 9, 1801.
Frank Whittle
Sir Frank Whittle was a British pilot, aviation engineer and inventor of the 20th century who is best known for the invention of the jet engine.
Frank Hornby
Frank Hornby was one of the most famous British toymakers of the 20th century, and is widely remembered for his three most popular toy lines i.e. Hornby Model Railways, Dinkys and Meccano. Hornby was born in 1863 in Liverpool, England.
Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer. Torricelli was born to a poor family in 1608 and to make matters worse, his father passed away when Torricelli was just a child.