Leaders in Science and Industry

Sir Joseph Banks (1743 – 1820)

Naturalist and botanist, Joseph Banks took part in Cook’s first voyage of discovery to the South Pacific, and is credited with introducing many species...

Sir Humphry Davy (1778 – 1829)

An important chemist and physicist, Humphry Davy became well known due to his experiments with the physiological action of  various gases, including laughing gas...

John MacAdam (1756 – 1836)

MacAdam is credited with changing coach travel by improving roads. He first began experimenting with road construction on his own estate in Scotland. When...

James Watt (1736 – 1819)

A Scottish inventor and engineer, Watt developed improvements for the steam engine, changing it into a source of power that changed the world and...

 

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