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Scottish chemists

  • James WattJames Watt was born on the 19th of January 1736 in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He entered the world as the eldest of five surviving children to Agnes Muirhead…
  • William MurdochIn 1763, a young William Murdoch built a tricycle from wood and hand cranks. He called it his wooden horse on wheels. This small machine appeared in the…
  • Charles TennantCharles Tennant entered the world on the 3rd of May 1768 at Laigh Corton in Alloway, Ayrshire. He was the sixth child among thirteen surviving siblings born…