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  • Old, sepia-toned portrait photograph of Andrew Baird. He is well dressed with dark hair and a large moustache.

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    Andrew Blain Baird

    Blacksmith who attempted the first heavier-than-air powered flight in Scotland

  • Black and white photograph of a person in a grey suit and dark trilby hat standing next to, and looking up at, a steam locomotive engine in a goods yard.

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    Sir Nigel Gresley

    Engineer and designer of steam locomotives, including Flying Scotsman and Mallard

  • Black and white image of a man wearing formal attire of the mid 19th century, leaning on a lectern which has a closed book on it.

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    Hercules Linton

    Shipbuilder who designed the Cutty Sark

  • An early black and white portrait photo of a person looking off to the right. They are smiling, and wearing a dark suit, white shirt and black cravat, with two holly leaves pinned to their lapel. They have large grey sideburns reaching down to their cheeks.

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    John Scott Russell

    Inventive engineer and founder of single-wave theory

  • Black and white photo of man wearing an officer

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    Cyril Percy Ryan

    Navy Captain who invented the hydrophone for use in submarine detection

  • A watercolour painting of a person wearing a dark coat looking directly forwards. They have red cheeks and small white tufts of hair over their ears, and a thin smile on their face.

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    Robert Stevenson

    Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board who designed and built the Bell Rock Lighthouse

  • A portrait painting of a person in a period suit, sitting in a chair looking at the viewer. They are holding a pair of compasses and a table in the background is covered with charts and documents. In the upper left of the painting is a window, looking out onto a grand square lined with tall buildings.

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    James Watt

    Engineer, inventor and chemist whose improvements to the steam engine helped to power the industrial revolution

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