Charles Wheatstone

Charles Wheatstone

male, deceased (1875)
Sir Charles Wheatstone (February 6, 1802 - October 19, 1875) was a British scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian...

David Brooks

male
David Brooks was an Philadelphia, Pennsylvania inventor, remembered for an innovative insulator for telegraph lines in 1864 and 1867. He patented...

Émile Baudot

male, deceased (1903)
Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot, French telegraph engineer and inventor of the Baudot code, was one of the pioneers of telecommunications. The term "...
Charles Cros

Charles Cros

male, deceased (1888)
Charles Cros (October 1 1842 - August 9, 1888) was a French poet and inventor. He was born in Fabrezan, Aude, France. Cros was a well-regarded poet...

Edward Davy

male, deceased (1885)
Edward Davy, was an English physician, scientist, and inventor who played a prominent role in the development of telegraphy. Davy published...
Charles Todd

Charles Todd

male, deceased (1910)
Sir Charles Todd KCMG (born 7 July 1826 in London, died Adelaide 29 January 1910) worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory 1841-1847 and the...
Lars Magnus Ericsson

Lars Magnus Ericsson

male, deceased (1926)
Lars Magnus Ericsson was a Swedish inventor and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (incorporated as "Telefonaktiebolaget LM...
Nevil Maskelyne

Nevil Maskelyne

male, deceased (1924)
Nevil Maskelyne (1863 - 1924) was a British magician and inventor. The son of magician John Nevil Maskelyne, he continued his father's work at the...

Edward Harper

male
Edward Harper was an engineer who travelled to Colombo in 1921 to work in the Ceylon Telegraph Department. Harper was appointed Chief Engineer. He...

Charles Krum

male
Charles L. Krum was a key figure in the development of the Teletype, a machine which played a key role in the history of telegraphy and computing....