Top Ten Greatest Inventors

1. Thomas Edison - the lightbulb and many more. One of the most prolific inventors of all time
2. The Wright Brothers - for making the first flight
3. Benjamin Franklin - discovered electricity and invented the Franklin stove
4. Charles Babbage - created first mechanical computer
5. Marie Curie - discovered Radium and help make use of radiation and X Rays.
6. Alexander Bell - Inventing the telephone
7. Leonardo Da Vinci - one of the greatest ever minds, invented models that proved workable 3-500 years later.
8. Galileo - the telescope and revolutionary theories about the nature of the world.
9. Tim Berners Lee the http:// protocol for the internet.
10. Archimedes - amongst other things worked out pi and developed the archimedes screw for lifting up water from mines or wells.