List of All Famous Inventors and Their Inventions PDF: Check Important List by Year Field

Inventions refer to creations that have never existed before or the act of developing something that has not been previously created by anyone. An invention can be defined as a unique object, method, idea, or process. Inventions are vital in driving the progress of human civilization. From the light bulb that illuminated the world to the telephone that connected people across continents, every invention has a story and an inventor associated with it.

 

In competitive examinations such as Banking, SSC, UPSC, Railway, Defence, and State PCS, the general awareness sections often feature questions about notable inventions and their creators. Knowing who developed important devices, technologies, or ideas not only helps in succeeding in these exams but also improves your understanding of the history of science and technology.

 

This article on the famous inventions and inventors provides a brief compilation of significant inventions along with the names of their inventors, including both Indian and international contributors. The list covers breakthroughs in areas like communication, transportation, health, computing, and daily items. Be sure to review the FAQs section at the end to address common questions!

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Famous Inventions And Inventors PDF

This PDF consists of a table of the list of famous inventions and inventors in the world, in PDF format, which will help the candidates to download and prepare in an offline manner. This PDF is available in both English and Hindi, where candidates can choose their language for their preparation for the exam.

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Famous Inventions And Inventors Of India

Let us discuss the Famous Inventions and Inventors of India.

  • Famous Discoveries and Inventions, also called famous inventions and discoveries, are made by many scientists.

  • We will make some discoveries and inventors of India.

  • A lot of famous scientists discovered new concepts and won Nobel Prizes for their findings.

  • In the table, we have given a list of scientists and their famous inventions, also called the Invention and Inventor List. 

 

Famous Inventions And Inventors Of India

Inventors Name

Inventions

Prafulla Chandra Ray

 India’s first pharmaceutical company.

Salim Ali

A naturalist who helped develop Ornithology

Srinivasa Ramanujan

mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions

C. V. Raman

He was a physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his Raman Effect.

Homi Jehangir Bhabha

The chief architect of the Indian atomic energy program.

Jagadish Chandra Bose

Pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics.

Satyendra Nath Bose

Mathematician and physicist;

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs.

Har Gobind Khorana

A biochemist who won the Nobel Prize

S.S. Abhyankar

 Contributions to algebraic geometry.

Meghnad Saha

Astrophysicist

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Astrophysicists won the Nobel Prize in 1983

Raj Reddy

A.M. Turing Award-winning computer scientist

Birbal Sahni

Paleobotanists are known for their research on the fossils of the Indian subcontinent.

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

A statistician and physicist who founded the Indian Statistical Institute.

 

List of Famous Inventions and Inventors with Year and Field

This table consists of the famous inventions and inventors, with the year of their inventions and the field it is used.

  • How much do the inventions help people in their daily lives?

 

List of Famous Inventions and Inventors

Invention/Discovery

Name of the Inventor

Year of Invention

Field

Artificial Intelligence

 Alan Turing and John McCarthy

1950

Science and Technology

Air Conditioner

Willis Carrier

1902

Science and Technology

Anemometer

Leon Battista Alberti

1450

Science and Technology

Atom Bomb

Julius Robert Oppenheimer

1945

Science

Airplane

Wilber and Orville Wright

1903

Science and Technology

Adhesive tape

Richard G. Drew

1923

Science And Technology

Bifocal Lens

Benjamin Franklin

1779

Science And Technology

Barometer

Evangelista Torricelli

1643

Science And Technology

Barbed Wire

Joseph F. Glidden

1873

Science And Technology

Celluloid

Alexander Parkes

1861

Science And Technology

Cine Camera

Wm. Friese-Greene

1889

Science And Technology

Chlorine

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

1774

Science

Diesel Engine

Rudolf Diesel

1895

Science and Technology

Electric stove/cooker

William S. Hadaway

1896

Science and Technology

Electroscope

William Gilbert

1600s

Science and Technology

Electric Fan

Schuyler Wheeler

1882

Science and Technology

Electric Battery

Volta

1800

Science and Technology

Elevator

Elisha G. Otis

1852

Science and Technology

Electric Motor (DC)

Thomas Davenport

1873

Science and Technology

Fountain Pen

Petrache Poenaru

1827

Science

Fluorine

André-Marie Ampère

1810

Science

Gramophone

Thomas Edison

1878

Science And Technology

Hydrogen

Henry Cavendish

1766

Science

Helicopter

Igor Sikorsky

1939

Science And Technology

Hovercraft

Christopher Cockerell

1959

Science And Technology

Helium

Jules Janssen

1868

Science

Jet Engine

Hans Von Ohain

1936

Science And Technology

Locomotive

George Stephenson

1804

Science And Technology

Laser

Theodore Maiman

1960

Science

Light Bulb

Thomas Edison

1854

Science

Motorcycle

Gottlieb Daimler

1885

Science And Technology

Microscope

Zacharias Janssen

1590

Science And Technology

Microphone

Alexander Graham Bell

1876

Science And Technology

Machine Gun

Richard Gatling

1861

Science And Technology

Neon Lamp

Georges Claude

1915

Science

Oxygen

Joseph Priestley

1774

Science

Ozone

Christian Schonbein

1839

Science

Printing Press

Johannes Gutenberg

1440

Science And Technology

Polio Vaccine

Jonas Edward Salk

Science

Periodic Table

Dmitri Mendeleev

1869

Science

Penicillin

Alexander Fleming

1928

Science

Pacemaker

Rune Elmqvist

1952

Science And Technology

Petrol for Motor Car

Karl Benz

1885

Science

Refrigerator

William Cullen

1748

Science And Technology

Radium

Marie & Pierre Curie

1898

Science And Technology

Rubber (vulcanized)

Charles Goodyear

1841

Science

Robots

George Devol

1950

Science And Technology

Rocket Engine

Robert H. Goddard

1926

Science And Technology

Radio

Guglielmo Marconi

1894

Science And Technology

Ship (Turbine)

Charles Parsons

1894

Science And Technology

Steam Ship

Robert Fulton

1807

Science And Technology

Steam Boat

Robert Fulton

1786

Science And Technology

Submarine

Cornelis Drebbel

1620

Science And Technology

Stethoscope

Rene Laennec

1816

Science And Technology

Sewing Machine

Elias Howe

1846

Science And Technology

Steam-Powered Airship

Henri Giffard

1852

Science And Technology

Soft Contact lenses

Otto Wichterle

1961

Science

Synthesizer

Dr. Robert Arthur Moog

1964

Science

Theory of Evolution

Charles Darwin

1858

Science

Typewriter

Christopher Latham Sholes

Science And Technology

Transistors

John Bardeen, William Shockley & Walter Brattain

1948

Science And Technology

Telephone

Graham Bell

1874

Science And Technology

Valve. Radio

Sir J.A Fleming

1904

Science And Technology

Vacuum Cleaner

Hubert Cecil Booth

1901

Science And Technology

Windshield wipers

Mary Anderson

1903

Science And Technology

X-ray

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

1895

Science And Technology

Xerox Machine

Chester Carlson

1928

Science And Technology

Automatic Calculator

Wilhelm Schickard

1623

Computer

Animation

J. Stuart Blackton

Computer Science

World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee with Robert Cailliau 

1989

Computer

Aspirin

Dr. Felix Hoffman

1899

Biology

Blood Group

Karl Landsteiner

1900s

Biology

Chloroform

Sir James Young Simpson

Biology

Insulin

Sir Frederick Banting

1923

Biology

Circulation of blood

William Harvey

1628

Biology

Vitamin A

Frederick Gowland Hopkins

1912

Biology

Vitamin B

Christiaan Eijkman

1897

Biology

Vitamin C

Albert Szent-Gyorgi

Biology

Piano

Bartolomeo Cristofori

1700

Physics

Ball Point Pen

John Loud

Physics

Bicycle Tyres

John Boyd Dunlop

1888

Physics

Clock Mechanical

Hsing and Ling-Tsan

1725

Physics

Pedal-Driven Bicycle

Kirkpatrick Macmillan

1839

Physics

Diesel Engine

Rudolf Diesel

1892

Physics

Hot Air Balloon

Josef & Etienne Montgolfier

1783

Physics

Centigrade Scale

Anders Celsius

1742

Physics

Dynamite

Alfred B. Nobel

1867

Physics

Electromagnet

William Sturgeon

1824

Physics

Lightning Conductor

Benjamin Franklin

1752

Physics

Parachute

Louis-Sebastien Lenormand

1783

Physics

Thermometer

Galileo

1593

Physics

Saxophone

Adolphe Sax

1846

Physics

Richter Scale

Charles Richter

1935

Physics

 

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FAQs               

Q: What is meant by an invention?                                                                  

An invention refers to the creation of a new device, method, idea, or process that did not exist before. It represents human creativity and problem-solving.

Q: Why is it important to know about famous inventions and inventors for exams?

Questions about inventions and inventors frequently appear in Banking, SSC, UPSC, Railway, Defence, and State PCS exams as part of the General Awareness or Static GK sections. This knowledge helps boost your score.

Q: Does the PDF include both Indian and international inventors?

Yes! The PDF provides a list of important Indian and global inventors along with their key inventions, covering various fields.

Q: Is this PDF useful for quick revision before exams?

Absolutely! The list is designed as a quick-reference tool for last-minute revision. It presents data in a clear and easy-to-remember format.

Q: In which languages is the PDF available?

The PDF is available in English and Hindi, making it accessible to a wider group of aspirants.

Q: What categories of inventions are covered in the PDF?

The PDF covers inventions in areas such as:
📌 Communication (e.g., telephone)
📌 Transportation (e.g., airplane)
📌 Health (e.g., vaccine)
📌 Computing (e.g., computer)
📌 Everyday items (e.g., light bulb)

Q: Where can I download the Famous Inventions and Their Inventors PDF?

You can download the PDF directly from the link provided in this article for offline study and revision.

Q: How can I make memorizing these inventions easier?

You can use mnemonics, flashcards, or short quizzes based on the list provided in the PDF to improve retention and recall for exams.

Q: Are inventions and discoveries the same?

No. An invention refers to creating something entirely new (like the telephone), while a discovery refers to finding something that already exists in nature (like gravity or electricity).

Q. How often are questions on inventions and inventors asked in exams?

Questions on inventions and inventors are regular features in competitive exams, especially in static GK, general awareness, and science & technology sections. They often appear in Banking prelims & mains, SSC CGL/CHSL, UPSC prelims, and Railway exams.

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