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Famous
Scots
Scots
and their descendants have been a major influence in world affairs for generations.
Below are but a few of the famous Scots we found. |
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Can you guess their contributions? The answers are below.
Alexander
Graham Bell
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847 invented the telephone. Give Scotland a call sometime.
Colin Macfarquhar
Conceived and founded the Encyclopedia Britannica in Edinburgh,
Scotland in 1768.
John Dunlop
Developed the pneumatic tire.
Kirkpatrick
Macmillan
Invented the bicycle, (but never patented it).
James Young
Developed the refining oil and created the first oil industry near Edinburgh.
David Livingston
Famous missionary in Africa..."Dr. Livingston I presume?"
James Watt
Inventor of the steam condensing engine and the electric unit of power,
the Watt was named after James.
Andrew Carnegie
U.S. steel magnate and great philanthropist.
James Hutton
The father of modern Geology.
John Paul
Jones
Established the U.S. Navy.
John Muir
Founder of the U.S. National Park system.
John Napier
Defined the concept of logarithms and invented the decimal point.
Allan Pinkerton
A legendry U.S. detective born in Scotland formed the first detective
agency and was head of the U.S. Secret Service 1861 - 1862.
Sir William
Ramsay
Chiefly responsible for the discovery of Helium, Argon, Neon, Krypton
and Xenon.
Robert Louis
Stevenson
Famous Scots author of Treasure Island and many other books.
Joseph Lister
Pioneered the use of antiseptics. (Listerine™ mouth wash might also
ring a bell)
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