Who are the 3 greatest inventors of all time ?

Question

Who are the greatest inventors of all time ?

I have 3 obvious choices, lets see if you pick as I did.

Answer 1

Archimedes,Leonardo da Vinci,Ben Franklin

Answer 2

I really admire Thomas Edison and Alexander Grahambell.

Answer 3

Edison

Westinghouse / Tesla

Bell

We don't know who invented the steam engine since it was about 2000 years ago, but the engine contributed more to world growth than anything else.  Even the gasoline engine was inspired by the steam engine.

Answer 4

ben franklin

edward einstein

me

Answer 5

Leonardo DaVinci

Nichola Tesla

Thomas Edison

Answer 6

Nikola Tesla, who developed the alternating current electrical devices upon which so much of our economy is based. He sold his alternating current patents to George Westinghouse, who was also a great inventor, but not as great as Tesla.

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John V. Atanasoff, who built the first electronic  digital computer.

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Ernest Lawrence, who invented the cyclotron, and has Element 103, lawrencium, named after him.

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Answer 7

God. Prometheus. Al Gore.

Answer 8

Benjamin Franklin - discovered electricity; invented the Franklin stove

Thomas Edison - invented light bulb, etc.

Wright Brothers - invented the airplane.

Honorable mention:

Alexander Graham Bell - invented telephone.

George Eastman - invented film.

Henry Ford - invented the car & assembly line.

Steve Wozniak - invented the personal computer.

Answer 9

Heron- he invented engineering and mathematical inventions that would not be seen for many years. like a steam engine

Da vinci - he was a man before his time and invented an early version of the helicopter

Archimedes -he invented an early version of the odometer

Answer 10

Jethro Tull, Leonardo da Vinci, the man/woman who created the wheel.

Interesting question

Answer 11

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

George Washington Carver