Aspirants preparing for the various competitive exams must note that the Static GK part of the General Awareness section is the most scoring section as no extra calculations or solutions have to be done for questions asked in this section. Thus, it is easier to score more for this part. Further, in this article, we bring to you the List of Scientific Inventions and Discoveries along with the name of the Inventor.
Given below is a List of Scientific Inventions and discoveries along with the name of the Inventor :
| Invention | Inventor |
|---|---|
| 3D Printing | Chuck Hill |
| Aeroplane | Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright |
| Antiseptic | Dr. Joseph Lister |
| Aspirin | Dr. Felix Hoffman (Germany) |
| Atom Bomb | Julius Robert Oppenheimer |
| Balloon | Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier (France) |
| BarCode | Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver |
| Barometer | E. Torricelli (Italy) |
| Bicycle | K. Macmillan (Scotland) |
| Bi-focal lens | Benjamin Franklin (US) |
| Bullet | Claude Minie (France) |
| Calculating Machine | Pascal (France) |
| Carbon Nanotubes | Sumio Iijima |
| Cascade | Homi J. Bhabha |
| Center of Gravity | Archimedes |
| Centrigrade scale | A. Celsius (France) |
| Chronometer | John Harrision (England) |
| Ceiling Fan | Philip Diehl |
| Cinema | A. L. Lumiere and J. L. Lumiere (France) |
| Cinematograph | Thomas Alva Edison (US) |
| Circulation of Blood | William Harvey |
| Computer | Charles Babbage (Britain) |
| Diesel Engine | Rudolf Diesel (Germany) |
| Electric Lamp | Thomas Alva Edison (USA) |
| Electromagnet | William Sturgeon (England) |
| Electromagnetic Induction | Michael Faraday (Britain) |
| Elevator (lift) | Elisha G. Otis (USA) |
| Fountain Pen | Lewis E. Waterman (USA) |
| GPS (Global Positioning System) | Roger L. Easton |
| Gramophone | Thomas Alva Edison (USA) |
| iPhones | Steve Jobs |
| Linux Operating System | Linus Torvalds |
| Liquid Crystal Display | George H. Heilmeier |
| Logarithm | John Napier (Scotland) |
| Microscope | Z. Janssen (Netherlands) |
| Mobile Phone | Martin Cooper |
| Motor Car (Petrol) | Karl Benz (Germany) |
| Motor Cycle | Edward Butler (Britain) |
| Printing Machine | Johannes Gutenberg |
| Radar | Dr. A. H. Taylor and L. C. Young (USA) |
| Radio | G. Marconi (Italy) |
| Radioactivity | Antoine-Henri Becquerel (France) |
| Raman Effect | CV Raman |
| Revolver | Samuel Colt (USA) |
| Steam Engine | James Watt (Scotland) |
| Submarine | D. Bushnell (USA) |
| Talking Film | Warner Bros (USA) |
| Telegraph | Samuel B. Morse (USA) |
| Telephone | Alexander Graham Bell (USA) |
| Television | John Logie Baird (Britain) |
| Thermometer | Galileo Galilei (Italy) |
| Three-Wheeled Motor Car | Karl Benz |
| Transformer | Michael Faraday (Britain) |
| Tyre | J. B. Dunlop (Scotland) |
| Venn Diagram | John Venn |
| Virtual Reality Headset | Ivan Sutherland |
| World Wide Web (WWW) | Tim Berners-Lee |
| X-ray | W. K. Roengton (Germany) |
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