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Elon Musk is a businessman and investor.

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer and polymath.

Isaac Newton was an English polymath, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author.

Thomas Jefferson was a founding father, 3rd US President, and key drafter of the Declaration of Independence.

Benjamin Franklin was a pivotal Founding Father, inventive genius, and legendary statesman who shaped early American history.

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist.

James Watt was a revolutionary inventor of the 18th century, whose improvements to the steam engine fueled the Industrial Revolution.

Orville Wright was an iconic American inventor and aviator, celebrated as a co-creator of the worlds first successful airplane.

Vladimir K Zworykin was a pioneering inventor known for his significant contributions to the development of television technology.

Louis Pasteur was an influential French scientist renowned for pioneering the principles of vaccination, fermentation, and pasteurization.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a pioneering Russian rocket scientist and cosmonautics theorist, shaping future space exploration.

Jacques Cousteau was a French oceanographer, explorer, and filmmaker who popularized marine conservation and revolutionized underwater exploration.

Claude Shannon, often referred to as the "Father of Information Theory," revolutionized modern communication and computer science with his groundbreaking mathematical concepts.

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was a renowned American naval architect who revolutionized yacht design and won numerous America's Cup races.

Gottfried Leibniz was a German philosopher and mathematician who co-developed calculus and shaped modern philosophy with his rationalist ideas.

Edmund Cartwright was an English clergyman and inventor who revolutionized the textile industry with his pioneering power loom design.

Matthew Boulton was an English engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who revolutionized industry with his pioneering work in steam engine development.

Joseph Bramah was an English engineer and inventor who pioneered precision engineering and created the first practical locks and hydraulic press.

Girolamo Cardano was a Renaissance Italian mathematician, physician, and gambler who invented the Cardan grille and wrote seminal works on probability and algebra.

Henry Hudson was an English explorer who navigated the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans in search of a Northwest Passage to Asia.

Carl Bosch was a German industrialist, engineer, and inventor, who revolutionized the automotive and chemical industries with his pioneering work in fuel injection and catalytic converters.

Otto Rohm was a German scientist and entrepreneur who revolutionized the plastics industry with the invention of Plexiglas.

Democritus was an ancient Greek philosopher, known as the "father of modern science" for his groundbreaking ideas on atomism and the nature of reality.

Horton Smith was an American professional golfer who won two major championships and made significant contributions to the sport during the 1920s and 1930s.

Emil Oskar Nobel, a Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor, is best known for creating dynamite and establishing the Nobel Prizes.

Lars Magnus Ericsson was a Swedish inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionized telecommunications, founding the iconic telecommunications company Ericsson.

Michael Faraday was an influential British scientist, known for his pioneering work in electromagnetism and electrochemistry.

Ernest O. Lawrence was an American physicist and inventor of the cyclotron, a device used to accelerate atomic particles.

Konrad Zuse was a German computer pioneer who invented the world's first programmable computer, revolutionizing the field of computing.

Heinrich Hertz was a pioneering German physicist who discovered electromagnetic waves, laying the foundation for modern telecommunications.

Emil von Behring was a German physician and Nobel laureate who developed the first antitoxin for diphtheria, revolutionizing modern medicine.

Humphry Davy was a renowned British chemist who pioneered electrochemistry, discovered several elements, and invented the Davy lamp.

John Ericsson was a Swedish-American inventor and engineer, best known for designing the USS Monitor, a revolutionary ironclad warship during the American Civil War.

Samuel Colt was an American inventor and industrialist, best known for revolutionizing firearms with his patented Colt revolvers.

Hiram Maxim was an American inventor and engineer, renowned for his development of the first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim Gun, and contributions to the early electric light industry.

Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, philosopher, and physician whose extensive works laid foundations in various fields, including medicine, philosophy, and logic.

Alhazen was a pioneering Arab scientist, mathematician, and astronomer, renowned for his groundbreaking work in optics and the scientific method.

Ludwig Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist known for his pioneering work in statistical mechanics and the development of Boltzmann's equation.

Ludwig von Bertalanffy was an Austrian biologist and philosopher, known as the founder of general systems theory, a fundamental approach to studying complex systems in diverse disciplines.

Count István Széchenyi was a Hungarian nobleman, politician, and writer who played a crucial role in the economic and cultural development of 19th-century Hungary.

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel was a renowned British engineer and inventor, known for creating the Thames Tunnel and laying the groundwork for modern engineering practices.

John Rennie was a prominent Scottish civil engineer known for his innovative designs, including the London Bridge and the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

Claudio Treves was an influential Italian journalist and author known for his groundbreaking work in investigative journalism and social commentary.

John Harvey Kellogg was an American physician, nutritionist, and inventor whose innovative work in health and wellness led to the creation of the famous breakfast cereal, Corn Flakes.

Percy Spencer was an American inventor and engineer who revolutionized household convenience with his accidental discovery of the microwave oven.

James Lind was a British naval surgeon who pioneered the use of citrus fruits to prevent scurvy, revolutionizing maritime health.

Laurens Hammond was an American inventor, engineer, and musician who revolutionized the music industry with his iconic Hammond organ.

Johann Christoph Denner was a German woodwind instrument maker who invented the clarinet, revolutionizing the world of music.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist, known as the Father of Microbiology, who revolutionized the field with his pioneering work on microorganisms.

Cai Lun was a Chinese inventor known for creating the papermaking process, revolutionizing communication and documentation in ancient times.

Ts'ai Lun was a Chinese inventor credited with the creation of paper, revolutionizing communication and record-keeping.

Santos Dumont was a Brazilian aviation pioneer, inventor, and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of powered flight.

Thomas Brassey was a prominent British civil engineer and railway contractor who played a pivotal role in the expansion of railway infrastructure across Europe and the Americas.

Robert Stephenson was a British civil engineer and prominent railway pioneer, whose innovative designs transformed transportation infrastructure in the 19th century.

David Crosthwait was an African-American inventor and engineer who revolutionized heating and air conditioning systems in modern architecture.

Luis Ernesto Miramontes was a Mexican chemist credited with co-developing the first oral contraceptive pill, revolutionizing women's reproductive health.

Zhang Heng was a renowned Chinese polymath, scientist, astronomer, and inventor, who made significant contributions to fields such as seismology, cartography, and astronomy.

Lu Ban was an ancient Chinese engineer and inventor who revolutionized construction techniques and tools, paving the way for modern engineering.

Qian Xuesen was a renowned Chinese-American scientist, known as the "Father of Chinese Aerospace," who made significant contributions to both American and Chinese rocketry and engineering.

Jagadish Chandra Bose was an Indian physicist, biologist, and archaeologist, renowned for his pioneering work in radio and plant science.

Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on DNA and the genetic code.

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar was an Indian physicist and scientist, responsible for founding the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, shaping India's scientific advancements.

Archytas was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer, known for his contributions to the development of mathematics and the invention of the screw pump.

Hippasus was a Greek philosopher and mathematician who discovered irrational numbers, challenging the beliefs of his time.

Georgios Papanikolaou was a Greek physician and researcher who revolutionized medicine with the invention of the Pap smear, a crucial cervical cancer diagnostic tool.

Ernest Walton was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate, most famous for his pioneering work on splitting the atomic nucleus.

Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist who developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine, transforming global public health.

King Sejong the Great was a visionary Korean monarch renowned for his creation of the Hangul script, fostering advancements in science, culture, and governance.

Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the smallpox vaccine, revolutionizing public health and saving countless lives.

Max Theiler was a South African virologist who developed the first successful yellow fever vaccine, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951.

Jacky Fisher was an innovative British admiral and engineer, instrumental in modernizing the Royal Navy with his revolutionary battleship designs.