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PARSONSSir Charles Algernon -; engineer whose invention of the modern steam turbine in 1884 revolutionised marine propulsion (7)
WATTScottish engineer whose invention of a separate condenser revolutionised the steam engine, furthering technological advancements of Industrial Revolution (4)
TORRICELLIItalian physicist whose invention of the mercury barometer in 1643 contributed towards the proof of
LUMIEREFrench brothers whose invention of the Cinematographe marked the birth of the film industry (7)
LAENNECFrench physician whose invention of the stethoscope is said to be inspired by his skill in carving flutes (7)
DAVYCornish chemist whose invention of a firedamp safety lamp decreased the number of fatalities of miners and contributed to the progression of the industrialisation of Britain (4)
MARYNickname given to the first public electric steam turbine in the US (4-3)
BERTILLONParisian criminologist whose invention of a system of identification based on mug shots was superseded by fingerprinting in the early 20th century (9)
PUGINArchitect, polemicist and principal proponent of the Gothic revival who wrote Contrasts and collaborated with Sir Charles Barry on the detail, fittings and furnishings of the Palace of Westminster (5)
DEWARScottish chemist and physicist upon whose invention of a vacuum flask the Thermos is based (5)
SMEATONCivil engineer whose revolutionary design of the third candlelit Eddystone lighthouse in Devon was inspired by the shape and strength of the oak tree (7)
CHARLESIrish engineer born in 1854 who invented the steam turbine (7)
RICHARDSONSamuel -, author of 1753 novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison (10)
NOVASCOTIASir Charles Topper was the Premier of this province and a Father of Confederation
BAGPIPESPlayed by Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute, the syrinx whose invention was credited by the ancient Greeks to a faun-like rural god (3-5)
PANPIPESPlayed by Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute, the syrinx whose invention was credited by the ancient Greeks to a faun-like rural god (3-5)
JAMESWATTScottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were a major factor in the Industrial Revolution
LEONARDODAVINCIItalian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and engineer whose paintings include The Virgin of the Rocks and the Mona Lisa
AUGUSTUSPUGINBritish architect who collaborated with Sir Charles Barry on the Palace of Westminster (8,5)
MONOPOLYBoard game whose invention has been credited to the salesman Charles B Darrow (8)