Inventions and discoveries have changed the world drastically. These inventions and discoveries made our life better. Starting from the discovery of fire and the invention of the wheel, the world has seen wonders in the space of inventions and discoveries. The list of Inventions and Discoveries is also an important topic with respect to the General Awareness section.

There are a lot of chances for questions on inventions and discoveries section is asked in various exams e.g. SSC, RRB, Bank, Insurance and other competitive exams and candidates are advised to thoroughly prepare themselves with all these inventions along with their Inventors.

Candidates who are anticipating the release of notifications for various Government exams can check the page for more information as the list below may be updated time to time.

Aspirants preparing for the various competitive exams SSC, RRB, Bank, Insurance etc must note that the Static GK part of the General Awareness section is the most scoring section as the information is to memorize only and  no extra calculations or solutions have to be done for questions asked in this section. Thus, it is easier to score more for this part and cover up.

Further, in this article, we bring to you the list of Discoveries and Inventions along with the name of the Inventor and the year in which the invention was done.

In the upcoming SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS and other exams like SSC GD Constable, RRB NTPC CBT 2, and Group D Exams, Static GK questions will be asked to check the general knowledge of the aspirants. Inventions & Discoveries is one of the most important topics of static GK. In the previous year’s exams too, questions have been asked from the topic. Candidates are advised to read the below-given list thoroughly. Though a lot of care has been taken to make the list, however, in case of any suggestions and corrections please help us to update the list.

List of Inventions and Discoveries

Given below is a list of various Inventions and discoveries along with the name of the Inventor and the year in which it was invented:

Inventions and discoveries have changed the world drastically. These inventions and discoveries made our life better. Starting from the discovery of fire and the invention of the wheel, the world has seen wonders in the space of inventions and discoveries. The list of Inventions and Discoveries is also an important topic with respect to the General Awareness section.

There are a lot of chances for questions on inventions and discoveries section is asked in various exams e.g. SSC, RRB, Bank, Insurance and other competitive exams and candidates are advised to thoroughly prepare themselves with all these inventions along with their Inventors.

Candidates who are anticipating the release of notifications for various Government exams can check the page for more information as the list below may be updated time to time.

Aspirants preparing for the various competitive exams SSC, RRB, Bank, Insurance etc must note that the Static GK part of the General Awareness section is the most scoring section as the information is to memorize only and  no extra calculations or solutions have to be done for questions asked in this section. Thus, it is easier to score more for this part and cover up.

Further, in this article, we bring to you the list of Discoveries and Inventions along with the name of the Inventor and the year in which the invention was done.

In the upcoming SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS and other exams like SSC GD Constable, RRB NTPC CBT 2, and Group D Exams, Static GK questions will be asked to check the general knowledge of the aspirants. Inventions & Discoveries is one of the most important topics of static GK. In the previous year’s exams too, questions have been asked from the topic. Candidates are advised to read the below-given list thoroughly. Though a lot of care has been taken to make the list, however, in case of any suggestions and corrections please help us to update the list.

List of Inventions and Discoveries

Given below is a list of various Inventions and discoveries along with the name of the Inventor and the year in which it was invented:

Important discoveries in the field of science
InventorInvention/discoveryDate
Benjamin FranklinElectricity 1759
Anders Celsius Centigrade scale-
Peter Henlein Watch-
Guglielmo MarconiRadio1895
Gabriel FarenheitThermometer1714
Thomas EdisonElectric Bulb1879
Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen; later GalileoTelescope1608
WestinghouseAir Brake1869
Reginald FessidenAmplitude Modulation-
Leon Battista Alberti Anemometer( wind speed)1450
Evangelista TorricelliBarometer-
Ferdinand  BraunCathode Ray Tube1897
Samuel MorseTelegraph1830
Karl BenzAutomobile1885
Michael FaradayTransformer1885
Michael FaradayElectromagnetic induction1830
Werner Heisenberg, Max Born, and Pascual JordanQuantum Mechanics1924
Enrico FermiNuclear Reactor1942
Wright BrothersAirplane1903
Nicéphore NiépceCamera1816
Oleg Losev, Nick HolonyakLED1962
Sir Isaac NewtonGravity1687
Alessandro VoltaBattery1799
Nikola TeslaInduction motor1885
Rudolf DieselDiesel Engine1858
Alfred NobelDynamite1867
Elisha OtisLift1853
Martin CooperMobile Phone1973
Johannes GutenbergPrinting Press1440
Thomas NewcomenSteam engine1698
George StephensonRailway Engine-
Alexander Graham BellTelephone1876
John MilneSeismograph1839
Michael FaradayElectric Generator1831
John Logie BairdTelevision1927
Blaise PascalCalculator1642
William CullenRefrigerator1927
Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller et alAtomic bomb1945
Willis CarrierAir conditioner1902
Sir Robert Alexander Watson-WattRadar1939
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William ShockleyTransistor1947
Johann SchweiggerGalvanometer1820
Theodore H. MaimanLaser1969
Robert GoddardRocket Engine-
Christopher Latham SholesTypewriter1878
Eric FawcettPolythene1933
Jean Antoine NolletOsmosis 1748
JJ ThompsonElectrons 1897
Ernest RutherfordProtons1911
Sir William RamsayInert Gases1894
Henri BecquerelRadioactivity1896
Dmitri MendeleevPeriodic Table1869
Carl WilhelmOxygen1773
Henry CavendishHydrogen1766
John DaltonAtoms1803
Albert hofmannAcid (LSD) 1938
Svante August ArrheniusIonic Bonds1884
Charles Martin HallAluminium1886
Arnold O. BeckmanPH Meter1934
Fritz HofmannSynthetic Rubber1909
William KrollTitanium1940
Marie slodoRadium1898
Alexander FlemingPenicillin1928
Monroe Wall and Mansukh WaniTaxol-
William MortonAnesthesia-
Louis Pasteur Pasteurization-
George H. HeilmeierLCD1888
Felix HofmannAspirin1899
Lloyd M. Smith DNA sequencer1987
Karl LandsteinerBlood Group1900
Humphrey DavyCalcium1808
Waldemar HaffkineCholera Vaccine1892
Maurice HillemanRubella Vaccine1963
Jonas Edward StalkPolio Vaccine
Louis PasteurAnthrax Vaccine
William RontgenX-Ray1895
Casimir FunkVitamin1912
Samuel HahnemannHomeopathy and allopathy-
Robert HookeCell1665
Robert BrownNucleus-
Important inventions in the field of technology
InventorInventionYear
Tim Berners and Robert CailliauWorld Wide Web1989
Alan EmtageSearch Engine1990
Rouzbeh YassiniCable modem-
Quentin straford Fraser and Paul JardetzkyWebcam1991
IBMSmartphone1992
Dan Noble, Henryk Magnuski et alWalkie Talkie1940
James GoslingJAVA -
MicrosoftSurface Computing 2007
Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf TCP/IP-
Ray TomlinsonEmail1971
Larry Page and Sergey BrinGoogle1998
Adam OsborneLaptop1981
Dennis RitchieC Language1972
Guido Van RossumPython1991
Bjarne StroustrupC++1983
Mark ZukerburgFacebook 2004
Jerry Yang and David FiloYahoo1994
Wernher Von BraunMissile 1936
Ivan A.GPS1995
Getting Roger
Bradford Parkinson
William HerschelUranus1781
Edwin HubbleUniverse-
Nicolaus  CopernicusSolar System16th century
GalileoPlanets-
Galilei
Important Inventions made in India
InventorInventionYear
AryabhattaZero and the number system458AD
HarappasButtons
HarappasWool and cotton4-5th millennium BC
Diamonds-
Sir Jagdish Chandra BoseRadio/wireless communication1895
SushrutaCataract Surgery5th century B.C
Tipu SultanRockets1780

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