Leaders in Science and Industry
Sir Joseph Banks (1743 – 1820)
Naturalist and botanist, Banks took part in Cook’s first voyage of discovery to the South Pacific, and is credited with introducing many species of... Read More →
Sir Humphry Davy (1778 – 1829)
An important chemist and physicist, Davy became well known due to his experiments with the physiological action of various gases, including laughing gas (nitrous... Read More →
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... Read More →
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... Read More →