Who is commonly acknowledged as inventing the following:
1 | Electric motor (1832) Michael Faraday |
2 | Jet engine (1930) Sir Frank Whittle |
3 | Penicillin (1928) Alexander Fleming |
4 | Seed drill (1701) Jethro Tull |
5 | Vulcanised rubber (1844) Charles Goodyear |
6 | Parachute (15th century) Leonardo da Vinci |
7 | Spitfire aeroplane (1920’s) R J Mitchell |
8 | Clockwork (wind-up) radio (1993) Trevor Baylis |
9 | Dynamite (1863) Alfred Nobel |
10 | Electric light bulb (1800) Thomas Edison |