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Alexander Graham Bell & Telephone.

John Napier

James Tytler. Charles Darwin. Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (/ˈdɑrwɪn/;[1] 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist and geologist,[2] best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory.

Charles Darwin

[I] He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors,[3] and in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.[4] Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species.[5][6] By the 1870s the scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact. Biography. James Young Simpson. Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870) was a Scottish obstetrician and an important figure in the history of medicine.

James Young Simpson

Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use. Early life[edit]

James Clerk Maxwell

Elsie Inglis. James Hutton. Adam Smith. David Hume. Alexander Cummings & Flushing toilet. George Cleghorn & Gin & Tonic.