Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, engineer and inventor of the 19th century who is often referred to as “the father of the computer” for inventing the first mechanical computer.
Inventor
Burt Rutan
Burt Rutan (formally named Elbert Leander Rutan) is an American aerospace engineer and a pioneer in the fields of aircraft design and space travel.
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller was a well known American engineer, inventor, architect and author of the 20th century. He was born on 12 July 1895 in Milton, Massachusetts.
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician, physicist and inventor of the 17th century. He was born on June 19, 1623 to Etienne and Antoinette Pascal.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was a renowned 18th century American scientist, politician, author and diplomat who is often referred to as “The First American”.
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Bartolomeo Cristofori was an Italian instrument maker who is widely credited to be the inventor of the piano. Nothing detailed is known about the circumstances surrounding his birth, life or career.
Barnes Wallis
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis was a British engineer, best known for developing the “Bouncing Bomb” during World War II. Wallis was born on September 26, 1887 in Ripley, Derbyshire.
Baltzar von Platen
Baltzar von Platen is known for providing one of the greatest services of the modern era, namely refrigeration. Von Platen was born in the city of Malmö, Sweden in 1898 and studied engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, author and inventor who is most well known for developing the theory of behaviorism. Skinner was born in March 1904 to William and Grace Skinner in a small town in Pennsylvania.
Avicenna
Avicenna is the Latinized version of the name “Ibn Sina” whose full form is Abu Ali al-Ḥusayn ibn Abd Allah ibn Sina. Avicenna was a Persian polymath born in the 10th century AD and was one of the most brilliant philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age.