Joseph Huddart (1741-1816) was an inventor, hydrographer, and engineer hailing from Cumberland who made his fortune improving the design and manufacture of rope. He also Continue
Scottish inventor and scientist Henry dedicated many years to improving the steam apparatus for the purposes of powering water vessels. Toiling from between 1800 and Continue
British physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) is credited with the invention of the first vaccine to be administered against a contagious disease. Pioneering the concept of Continue
Author, engineer, inventor, and all around bad a&* woman, Sarah Guppy nee Beach seemed to have a fevered imagination for solving a menagerie of problems. Continue
