Unsung Geniuses of Nineteenth Century Innovation
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Discover the lesser-known inventors who shaped 19th-century technology and progress through this challenging crossword puzzle.
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Hidden Minds of 19th Century Innovation
Explore the lesser-known inventors whose breakthroughs shaped the 1800s in this challenging crossword.
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- 1. Not really forgotten but essential for steel production innovations in the 19th century
- 2. Developer of the automatic lighthouse lamp used through the 1800s and 1900s
- 4. French engineer Eugène who pioneered early electric locomotives
- 6. Created a precision measuring device for steam engine efficiency
- 8. Gas discovered by a 19th-century scientist, later used in early lightbulbs
- 9. Inventor behind important steam engine upgrades, often overshadowed by others
- 10. Key figure in electromagnetism but often eclipsed by Tesla and Edison
- 12. Inventor linked with improved optical instruments in the Victorian era
- 15. Invented antiseptic surgery techniques in the late 19th century
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- 3. Innovator in early aviation gliders during the 19th century
- 5. Tool crucially refined by a lesser-known woodworking inventor in the 1800s
- 7. Pioneer of the high-pressure steam engine
- 11. Pseudonymally referencing an overlooked female assistant linked to a famous inventor
- 13. Swiss physicist known for heterodyne detection techniques
- 14. Inventor of the coherer, key to early wireless telegraphy
- 16. Inventor who improved early refrigeration technology
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