Business and Inventions
6 famous people found
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Alexander Graham BELL
Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone
1847 - 1922
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Archibald COCHRANE
Scottish nobleman and inventor
1748 - 1831
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John Loudon MCADAM
Scottish engineer and road-builder, he invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads
1756 - 1836
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Charles TENNANT
Scottish chemist and industrialist
1768 - 1838
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Allan PINKERTON
Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
1819 - 1884
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Andrew CARNEGIE
Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry
1835 - 1919