Inventions Inventions Scottish Inventions a.. William Symington born Lanarkshire, was the first man to propel a boat by steam. b.. Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, discovered penicillin. c.. Kirkpatrick MacMillan, born Thorhill, Scotland invented the bicycle. d.. Patrick Ferguson, born Scotland, invented the breech-loading rifle. e.. John Chalmers, born Dundee, invented the adhesive stamp. f.. James Watt, born Greenock, Scotland, invented the modern steam engine. g.. James Simpson, born Bathgate, was the first man to use chloroform. h.. John Loudon MacAdam, born Ayr, invented tarmac road surface. i.. Charles MacIntosh, born Glasgow, patented the raincoat. j.. Mrs Keiller, born Dundee, invented marmalade. k.. Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, invented the telephone. l.. John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre. m.. John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television. n.. John Williams, born Glasgow, developed the vaccine against smallpox. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----Original Message----- From: Maggie Peters [mailto:mpeters@xcelco.on.ca] Sent: Monday, 16 June 2003 12:06 AM To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Renfrew] Fw: Inventions by Scots Inventions Inventions Scottish Inventions a.. William Symington born Lanarkshire, was the first man to propel a boat by steam. b.. Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire, Scotland, discovered penicillin. c.. Kirkpatrick MacMillan, born Thorhill, Scotland invented the bicycle. d.. Patrick Ferguson, born Scotland, invented the breech-loading rifle. e.. John Chalmers, born Dundee, invented the adhesive stamp. f.. James Watt, born Greenock, Scotland, invented the modern steam engine. g.. James Simpson, born Bathgate, was the first man to use chloroform. h.. John Loudon MacAdam, born Ayr, invented tarmac road surface. i.. Charles MacIntosh, born Glasgow, patented the raincoat. j.. Mrs Keiller, born Dundee, invented marmalade. k.. Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, invented the telephone. l.. John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre. m.. John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television. n.. John Williams, born Glasgow, developed the vaccine against smallpox. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not to forget - antisepsis artificial diamonds reaping machine Bank of England Buicks the decimal point documentary films Encyclopedia Britannica fax machines first cloned mammal flailing machines golf historical novels hypodermic syringes Kelvin scale percussion powder logarithms Maxwell's equations microwave ovens colloid chemistry tubular steel quinine pink bathtubs hollow pipe drainage Peter Pan radar paleobiology polarization cure for scurvy King Arthur Halloween refrigerators Neptune bakelite thermos flasks the telegraph the stereotype sulphuric acid he steam-hammer paraffin Sherlock Holmes Toad of Toad Hall Long John Silver Jekyll and Hyde Auld Lang Syne Whisky US Navy Chilean Navy Economics John Ferguson