A collection of famous and notable Scots.

James Beaumont NEILSON Invented the Hot Blast furnace Born June 22, 1792, Shettleston, Scotland Died January 18, 1865, Kircudbright, Scotland   James NASMYTH Inventor of the Steam Hammer Born 19 August 1808, Edinburgh, Scotland Died 7 May 1890, Kent, England   Alexander BAIN Invented the Fax machine and electric clock Born October 1811, Watten, Caithness, Scotland Died January 2, 1877, Broomhill, Kirkintilloch, Scotland   William CULLEN Invented the first method of refrigeration Born 15 April 1710, Hamilton, Lanarkshire Died 5 February 1790, Edinburgh, Scotland   Sir Robert Alexander WATSON-WATT Invented the first workable radar systems Born April 13, 1892, Brechin, Angus, Scotland Died December 5, 1973, Inverness, Scotland   William GED The inventor of Stereotyping Born 1699, Edinburgh, Scotland Died 1749   James "Jimmy" MACDONALD Voice of Mickey Mouse 1947-1977 Born May 19, 1906, Dundee, Scotland Died February 1, 1991, Los Angeles, USA   William SYMINGTON Built the first practical steamboat Born 1764, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland Died 1831, London, England   Sir William Alexander SMITH Founder of the Boys' Brigade Born October 27, 1854, Thurso, Scotland Died May 10, 1914, Glasgow, Scotland   David LIVINGSTONE Missionary, Explorer Dr Livingstone, I presume? Born 19 March 1813, Blantyre, Scotland Died 4 May 1873, near Lake Bangweulu, Zambia

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