James Dyson
James Dyson was born on May 2nd, 1947 in Cromer, England. He received his early education in Norfolk. He went to Byam Shaw School of Arts for a year and then was advised by his career counselor to become an estate agent.
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James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish Physicist, was born in Edinburgh on June 13th, 1831. He was the only child to John Clerk, his father, who also was a lawyer by profession and mother, Frances, his first teacher.
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was a prominent Bengali physicist during the British Raj in India. He was born in Bikrampur (now in present day Bangladesh) on November 30, 1858.
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau, a French inventor, marine explorer, conservationist, military leader, photographer and a filmmaker, better known for his famed ship Calypso, was born on 11th June 1910 in the village of Saint-André-de-Cubzac, in southwestern France.
Jack Kilby
Born on 8th November, 1923, Jack St. Clair Kilby was an American electrical engineer who took part in the realization of the first integrated circuit, along with Robert Noyce.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American physicist who is often called the “father of the atomic bomb” due to the prominent role he played in the “Manhattan Project” during World War II.
Isaac Singer
An inventor, actor and entrepreneur by profession, Isaac Meritt Singer, was born on October 27th, 1811 in Pittstown, New York. He was born to Adam Singer and Ruth Benson and had a sister named Elizabeth Singer.
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential philosophers, mathematicians and physicists that the world has ever seen.
Igor Sikorsky
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, the father of helicopters, was born on May 25th, 1889. He was given this title not because he invented the helicopter but because his designs were a pioneer.
Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy, better known for his contributions to the discoveries of chlorine and iodine, was born on December 17th, 1778 near Penzance, Cornwall to a woodcarver.