موسوعة العلمـاء و المخترعين .. المخترعون بالترتيب حسب اسم الشهرة .. الحرف ٥_ب

Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors.. Inventors in order according to their nickname.. Letter 5_b

⏹ Bell, Henry

Scottish engineer (years 1767 - 1830)
Trained in engineering and commerce
He was the first to build a steam ship in Britain.
It is believed that Fulton, the American who preceded Bell in building a steamship, had conveyed the idea to Bell during one of his visits to Britain. The "Bell" ship is described as having twenty-five passengers and three horsepower, with a speed of about twelve kilometers per hour.

⏹ Planta, Martin Planta, Martin

Manufacturer of electrical appliances, Swiss (1727 - 1772)
Planta designed and implemented a number of electrical tools used in static electricity • He also conducted studies and experiments in them. Some consider a number of Planta's achievements as inventions.

⏹ Planté, Gaston ( Raimond-Louis)

French physicist (1834 - 1889)
He was interested in static and dynamic electricity, so he continued Ritter's discovery of the secondary electric cell. · Plante invented a battery consisting of wrapped lead plates immersed in dilute sulfuric acid, and that was in the year 1860.
The Plante battery is the first electrical center of practical importance.

⏹ Bloom, Leon Blum

French architect and politician
(years 1950 - 1872)
He is «a French socialist who had extensive political activities, including the presidency of the government of the National Front in 1936 • His political fame overshadowed the personality of the engineer in him, so he does not mention much about his architectural works.

⏹ Bloomfield, Sir Reginald
Blomfield, Sir Reginald

British architect (1856-1942)
He is famous for his creativity in designing gardens and country houses. Enjoy the title of Fellow of the Society of Curators and other scientific titles.

⏹ Plimsoll, Samuel Plimsoll,

English merchant and leader of ship transport repair • (1898-1824)
Plimsoll is known in England as a sailor's friend. He was a coal trader in London and supported ship owners over merchants. He wrote a book about British sailors.
Plimsoll invented the draft line (the mark of the height allowed for water to reach on the wall of the ship as a result of the increase in immersion under the weight of the load). This line is called the Plimsoll sign.

Bentz, Karl Friedrich
Benz, Karl Friedrich

German engineer (years 1844-year 1929)
One of the first engineers to develop automobiles and internal combustion engines
He built the first car in 1885. In 1883, he founded the Bentz C Motor Company, which merged later in 1926 with the Daimler factories to become the Daimler-Benz-Daimler company.

The first three-wheeled car by Karl Bentz in 1884-1885.

- A German commemorative stamp with the first car for Bents on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the invention of cars as a means of transportation.