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Born December 28, 1769 • Scotland • (Birthday in 2 days)
Died June 11, 1843 (aged 73) • Scotland
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Alexander Graham Bell
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James Watt
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Watson-Watt, Sir Robert
Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt
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Robert Stirling
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Gill, Sir David
Sir David Gill
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William Murdock, bust by an unknown artist; in the Science Museum, London
William Murdock
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Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet
British physicist
William Symington
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Patrick Ferguson
Scottish soldier and inventor
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Andrew Meikle
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James Beaumont Neilson
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Sir Dugald Clerk
Sir Dugald Clerk
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John Elder
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Baird, John Logie
John Logie Baird
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British veterinary surgeon
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Henry Bell
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François-Ambroise Didot
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