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Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented, innovated, or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning), by non-Scots working in the country. Often, things that are discovered for the first time are also called "inventions" and in many cases there is no clear line between the two. The Scots take enormous pride in the history of Scottish invention and discovery. There are many books devoted solely to the subject, as well as scores of websites listing Scottish inventions and discoveries with varying degrees of science. Even before the Industrial Revolution, Scots have been at the forefront of innovation and discovery across a wide range of spheres. Some of the most significant products of Scottish ingenuity include James Watt's steam engine, improving on that of Thomas Newcomen,[2] the bicycle,[3] macadamisation (not to be confused with tarmac or tarmacadam[4]), Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the first practical telephone,[5] John Logie Baird's invention of television,[6][7] Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin[8] and insulin.[9] The following is a list of inventions, innovations, or discoveries that are known or generally recognised as being Scottish. Road transport innovations[edit]
Civil engineering innovations[edit]
Aviation innovations[edit]
Power innovations[edit]
Shipbuilding innovations[edit]
Military innovations[edit]
Heavy industry innovations[edit]
Agricultural innovations[edit]
Communication innovations[edit]
Publishing firsts[edit]
Culture and the arts[edit]
Scientific innovations[edit]
The first positive displacement liquid flowmeter, the reciprocating piston meter by Thomas Kennedy Snr.[121] Sports innovations[edit]Scots have been instrumental in the invention and early development of several sports:
Medical innovations[edit]
Household innovations[edit]
Weapons innovations[edit]
Miscellaneous innovations[edit]
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What are the invention of sports?With the first Olympic Games in 776 BC—which included events such as foot and chariot races, wrestling, jumping, and discus and javelin throwing—the Ancient Greeks introduced formal sports to the world.
What was the first modern sport invented?Although it is impossible to know for sure, it is usually considered that wrestling and boxing were the first sports ever played. Competitions using the simple mode of human transport, running, would also have been among the first sports played.
What are the 5 most important invention?5 Inventions That Changed The World. The Wheel. Some people consider the wheel to be the greatest invention of all time. ... . The Elevator. Mechanisms for vertical transport date back thousands of years. ... . The Printing Press. ... . Vaccines. ... . The Computer.. How did modern sports evolve?Modern sport developed out of new forms of associativity created during the European enlightenment. The fundamental unit of modern sport is the club, and these associations developed autonomously in Britain during the eighteenth century following the retreat of the statefrom the control of associative activities.
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