Inventors

Question 1

Karl Marx

Answer 1

A German-Jewish philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian and revolutionary socialist who wrote ‘Das Kapital’ and is responsible for founding one of the most consequential ideas in human history.

Question 2

Josiah Wedgwood

Answer 2

An English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was key in developing the assembly line method of production.

Question 3

Abraham Derby

Answer 3

A British ironmaster and foundryman who developed a method of creating cast iron in a blast furnace using coke as fuel.

Question 4

Josiah Wedgwood

Answer 4

An English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was key in developing the assembly line method of production.

Question 5

Thomas Newcomen

Answer 5

An English inventor who created the atmospheric engine, the first practical fuel-burning engine in 1712, in order to serve as a pump for removing water from a coal mine.

Question 6

James Watt

Answer 6

A Scottish inventor who improved on Thomas Newcomen’s 1712 steam engine with his own steam engine in 1776. The improvement removed the need to condense the steam through cooling after heating. Instead, the engine could remain hot, vastly improving its efficiency.

Question 7

Robert Trevithick

Answer 7

A British inventor and mining engineer who invented the first railway steam locomotive.

Question 8

Invention

Answer 8

The action of creating something especially new, typically a process or device.

Question 9

innovation

Answer 9

The action of creating something especially new, although it is not confined to merely processes and devices and could also refer to ideas.