Throughout our lives we come across various famous inventions that greatly enhance our daily existence. From the television, telephone, lasers, washing machines, etc., these creations have significantly improved our quality of life. However, often we remain unaware of the brilliant minds behind these innovations, the individuals who have made our lives easier.
We have compiled a list of famous inventions/discoveries along with their respective inventors. This information includes details about when these inventions were made, the countries to which these inventors belonged and the year when they were made. Such General knowledge holds significant importance for a wide range of competitive exams, including PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS & PMS MPT and many other exams.
Inventions and their Inventors
| Inventions/ Discoveries |
Inventor | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Phone | Martin Cooper | 1973 | USA |
| Barometer | Evangelista Torricelli | 1643 | Italy |
| Printing Press | Johannes Gutenberg | 1448 | Germany |
| Periodic Table | Dmitri Mendeleev | 1869 | Russia |
| Penicillin | Alexander Fleming | 1928 | Scotland |
| Laser | Theodore H. Maiman | 1960 | USA |
| Malaria Parasite | Ronald Ross | 1897 | British |
| Telescope | Hans Lipperhey, Lyman Spitzer and Zacharias Janssen – later Galileo | 1608 | ——- |
| Watch | Peter Henlein | 1511/ 15th Century |
Germany |
| Cathode Ray Tube | Ferdinand Braun | 1897 | Germany |
| Electricity | Benjamin Franklin | 1752 | USA |
| Electromagnetic Induction | Michael Faraday | 1831 | UK |
| Gravity | Sir Isaac Newton | 1687 | England |
| Lift | Elisha Otis | 1853 | USA |
| Air Conditioner | Willis Haviland Carrier | 1902 | USA |
| Acid (LSD) | Albert Hofmann | 1938 | Switzerland |
| PH Meter | Arnold O. Beckman | 1934 | USA |
| Taxol |
Monroe Wall, |
First in 1966 | ——— |
| Blood Group | Karl Landsteiner | 1900 | Austrian-born American |
| Anthrax Vaccine | Louis Pasteur | 1881 | France |
| Cell | Robert Hooke | 1665 | UK |
| Titanium | William Kroll | 1940 | Luxembourg |
| Aluminum | Charles Martin Hall | 1886 | USA |
| Polio Vaccine | Jonas Edward Stalk | 1955 | USA |
| LCD | George H. Heilmeier | 1960 | USA |
| Cholera Vaccine | Waldemar Haffkine | 1892 | Russian-French |
| Rubella Vaccine | Maurice Hilleman | 1969 | USA |
| Smallpox Vaccine | Edward Jenner | 1798 | UK |
| Tetanus Vaccine | Alexander Thomas Glenny | 1924 | UK |
| Diphtheria Vaccine | Emil von Behring | 1913 | Germany |
| Tuberculosis (BCG) Vaccine | Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin | 1927 | France |
| Vitamin | Casimir Funk | 1912 | Poland |
| Hydrogen | Henry Cavendish | 1766 | France |
| Ionic Bonds | Svante August Arrhenius | 1884 | Sweden |
| Oxygen | Carl Wilhelm | 1773 | Germany |
| Radioactivity | Henri Becquerel | 1896 | France |
| Smartphone | IBM | 1992 | US Company |
| Mark Zuckerberg | 2004 | USA | |
| Inert Gases | Sir William Ramsay | 1894 | UK |
| Aspirin | Felix Hofmann | 1897 | Germany |
| Calculating Machine | Blaise Pascal | 1642 | France |
| Jet Engine | Sir Frank whittle | 1937 | England |
| Microscope | Zacharias Janssen | 1590 | Holland/Netherlands |
| Larry Page & Sergey Brin | 1998 | USA | |
| World Wide Web (www) | Tim Berners-Lee | 1989 | UK |
| Radio | Guglielmo Marconi | 1901 | Italy |
| Thermoscope | Galileo Galilei | 1593 | Italy |
| Search Engine | Alan Emtage | 1990 | Canada |
| Ray Tomlinson | 1971 | USA | |
| Yahoo | Jerry Yang and David Filo | 1994 | — |
| Thermometer | Gabriel Farenheit | 1714 | Poland |
| Air Brake | George Westinghouse | 1869 | USA |
| Camera | Nicéphore Niépce | 1826 | France |
| Rocket Engine | Robert Goddard | 1921 | USA |
| Calcium | Humphrey Davy | 1808 | UK |
| Nucleus | Robert Brown | 1831 | UK |
| Homeopathy and allopathy | Samuel Hahnemann | 1810 | Germany |
| Pasteurization | Louis Pasteur | 1864 | France |
| Synthetic Rubber | Fritz Hofmann | —- | Germany |
| Osmosis | Jean Antoine Nollet | 1748 | France |
| TCP/IP | Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn | — | USA |
| Transistor | William Shockley John Bardeen Walter Brattain |
1747 |
USA |
| Electric Guitar | Jean Antoine Nollet | 1748 | France |
| Paper Bag Machine | Margaret Eloise Knight | 1868 | USA |
| DNA | Friedrich Miescher | 1869 | Sweden |
| Radar | Sir Robert Watson-Watt | 1939 | UK |
| Typewriter | Christopher Latham Sholes | 1878 | USA |
These are some of the most important discoveries and famous inventions that have made incredible impact in various aspects of our lives. These are also important according to one paper examinations’ point of view because examiner ask questions about different inventions, their inventors, discovery date, etc., in the form of MCQs. So prepare yourself with these important points and secure amazing marks in the exams.