موسوعة العلمـاء و المخترعين .. المخترعون بالترتيب حسب اسم الشهرة .. الحرف أ

Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors.. Inventors in order according to their nickname.. The letter A

Abercrombie, (Leslie) Patrick Sir

British architect (1879 - 1957)
He was famous as an engineer and urban planner - he earned many scientific titles. He taught civil engineering and urban planning. Consulted in the planning of a number of capitals of the world.

⏹ Applegath, Augustus

British printer and inventor (1788-1871)
He worked in traditional printing in his time, and he solved one of its problems by inventing a cylindrical printing machine with a standing position in the year 1818.

⏹ Ibn Firnas, Abbas Abu Al-Qasim
Abbas Ibn Farnas,

Andalusian inventor ( - 887 )
Ibn Firnas grew up in Cordoba, and was a freedman of the Banu Umayyah. He was a poet, philosopher, astronomer and inventor. He had views on religion and philosophy that led to his accusation in his belief.
It is believed that he was the first to extract glass from stones (silica compounds) in Andalusia, and he is also credited with making a clock-like device called “the timer” to know the times. It is said that he made a roof in his house that represents the sky with its stars and clouds, which may be something like the Planeterium.
The name of Abbas Ibn Firnas is associated with the invention of aviation, so he may have been the first to actually try to fly and managed to do so. As he clothed himself with feathers and made himself two wings, but he could not control the landing because he did not create a tail like birds.
Recently, a statue of Abbas Ibn Firnas was erected in Baghdad on the street leading to Baghdad International Airport.
Statue of Abbas Ibn Firnas in Baghdad.

Apper, Nicolas (François)
Appert, Nicholas (Francois)

French inventor (years 1752 - year 1841)
Invented a method for preserving foods through sterilized canning. And he learned more in practice and experience than in study, and he considers canning without controversy a revolution in the field of food preservation that directly affects the world's food reserves.

⏹ Abbott, Henry Larcom
Abbot, Henry Larcom

American engineer and military (1831-1927)
Abbott participated in the Civil War, and made numerous studies on the prevention of floods in the lower Mississippi.
Abbott established an engineering school, and he was a member of an engineering consulting office. · He studied the level of the Panama Canal.

⏹ Achard, Franz Karl

German chemist (1753 - 1821)
Chard was interested in the manufacture of foodstuffs, and he came up with a way to extract sugar from beets.
He built the first factory for this purpose in the history of this industry, thus creating an alternative to sugar cane.

⏹ Acheson, Edward Goodrich
Edward Goodrich Acheson ,

American chemist and inventor (1856-1931)
Acheson worked for the famous inventor Edison. He carried out pioneering work in developing the electric furnace for the production of silicon carbide (a very hard material) and graphite. He also developed a number of materials used in lubricants.