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Eddie Bowen, Pioneer of Radar. Worked at 'Woomera Rocket Testing Base' in Australia. Invented artificial rain in the 1950s Born in Gendros, Swansea

David Brunt, Pioneer of modern meteorology. Head of Meteorological Office, secretary of Royal Society From Penfforddlas, Wales

Martha Hughes Cannon, A pioneer in Women and Children's medicine. The State of Utah's Health Department is named in her honour. Born in Wales. Family from Llanddoged near Llanrst.

John Chiplin, Founded 'Geneformatics', leading biotech company in 1999. Founded 'Newstar Music' 1995 and creative vehicle for the band, 'Vita Nuova'. Born in Cardiff

Archie Cochrane, Founder of Cochrane Collaboration, Cochrane library, Cochrane reviews. UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford. Conducted much of his groundbreaking medical research in Wales. Cochrane archive is in Llandough Hospital, part of Cardiff University School of Medicine

Alan Cox, Alan cox is a programmer heavily involved in the development of the linux kernel since its early days (1991). He then became one of the main developers and maintainers of the whole kernel

Sir Clifford Darby, Geographer and leader in promoting the relationships between geography and other subjects. Knighted in 1988. Born in Neath, South Wales

Donald Davies, Proposed and developed packet switching an important part of the internet. Born in Wales  

Thomas Davies, Along with his brother Walter he invented the 'Stepney Spare Wheel' used on almost all early motor cars. Born in Llanelli, South Wales

John Ddu, Founder of the new school of English mathematical scientists in 1500's. One of the greatest polymaths of all time. Born in Buallt, Radnor

Mr Dudson, Invented the DUDSON Valve (the needle type) used to inflate sports balls everywhere. Lived in Abertridwr

Sir Chris Evans, Britain's most colourful biotech entrepreneur. Born in Port Talbot

Bill Frost, Welsh carpenter who patented the aeroplane in 1894 and took to the skies in a powered flying machine the following year, eight years before the Wright brothers attempt at Kitty Hawk. Born in Tenby.

William Robert Grove, Invented the Fuel Cell. Born in Swansea, 1811

John Houghton, Distinguished meteorologist. Inspiration behind major international conferences on global warming (Rio, Kyoto, Buenos Aires). Born in Wales

David Hughes, First transmission of radio waves. Inventor of the microphone and printing telegraph system. A musician and philosopher. Born Corwen, Wales

John Gwyn Jeffreys, Conchologists (someone who studies shells). He helped pioneer deep-sea dredging. He corresponded with men like Charles Darwin and was involved with a number of scientific associations. Born into a long-established Welsh family

Dyfrig Jones, Theory of 'Planetary Radiation'. Born in Wales.

Ernest Jones, He introduced psychoanalysis into Britain and North America. Born in Llwchwy, South Wales

Samuel Milton Jones, Inventor, writer and Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, USA. Born in Carnarvonshire

Steve Jones, Professor of genetics at the Galton Laboratory and University College, London. Born in Wales

William Jones, A noted mathematician, published author and early naval navigator. First to use 'Pi' (1706) as a mathematical symbol. Born in Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd

Brian Josephson, Nobel prize winning physicist; gave his name to 'Josephson Effects'. Born Cardiff

Bernard Knight, Forensic pathologist, barrister and writer. Creator of the 'Crowner John' series, historic crime fiction. As a forensic pathologist, worked on the infamous Fred West case, recovering all twelve bodies. Born and spent most of his life in Cardiff

Francis Lewis, Signatory of the US 'Declaration of Independence' as one of the representatives from New York. Born in Llandaff

Edward Lloyd, Fellow of Jesus College Oxford. Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum and the foremost Celtic scholar of his time. Born Oswestry, 1660.

Ronald M Lockley, Famous naturalist and author. Best known for his life on Skokholm Island off Pembrokeshire 1927-1940 and at Orielton in 1950's early 1960s. Born in Cardiff.

John Maddox, Knighted for services to science. Author of several books. Born South Wales, 1925

Terence Matthews, 'Mitel' and 'Newbridge' Networks founder. Billionaire. Born and raised in Wales

Gaynor Morgan, Inventing and patenting the 'inco-stop'. Born in Bridgend

Kevin Morgan, Groundbreaking work in the field of Pharmaceutical powder compacting. Born in Swansea.

William Morgan, Inventor of the Vacuum Tube, Coolidge Tube, Britain's first actuary, founding father of modern actuarial science. The unknowingly discoverer of x-rays, a hundred and ten years before Roentgen! Born in Bridgend, 1750, died 1830

Sir William H Preece, William Henry Preece was an electrical engineer who was a major figure in the development and introduction of wireless telegraphy and the telephone in Great Britain. Born Feb 15 1834 in Bryn Helen

Ernest Willows, Pioneering aviator. In 1910 became the first person to cross the English channel in airship. Born in Cardiff, 1896.

Dr Richard Pryce, Was developer of the times tables as a teaching aid and re-introduced cremation to Britain. Born Llantrisant, South Wales

Pryce Pryce-Jones, Gave mail-order (catalogue) shopping to the world. circa 1859) Born/lived in Newtown, Montgomeryshire (Powys)

Robert Recorde, Very influential physician and mathematician. Robert published some of the most important books of his era including the first English language book on Algebra which incidentally is where the equals symbol is first seen in use! He achieved high office too, being not only the king's physician but also the controller of the Royal Mint (which is now based in Pontyclun, South Wales). From Tenby, West Wales.

Isaac Roberts, He pioneered deep space photography at the end of the 19th century. Born in Groes near Denbigh in 1829

Richard Roberts, Textile machinery, railway locomotives and other industrial inventions. Born Llanymynech, 1789

Earl Bertrand Russell, Philosopher, mathematician and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. Russell is one of the most highly regarded academics of the 20th century. Helped perhaps by a great sense of humor, he popularized the mathematics and proposed many ground breaking theories. Born in Trelleck, Monmouthshire, South Wales.

Prof Sir John M. Thomas, Former Director of the Royal Institution. Previously held Chair of Physical Sciences at Cambridge. Before that Professor and Head of Chemistry Department at Aberystwyth. Member of the Bardic Circle of the National Eisteddfod. Born in Wales of Welsh parentage.

Sir Tudor Thomas, World famous Welsh eye surgeon from Cardiff. He Pioneered ophthalmic corneaplasty in the 1930s. Born in Ystradgynlais 23rd May 1893

Brian Trubshaw, Test Pilot for Concorde. From Llanelli, Wales.

Alfred Russel Wallace, Conferred with Darwin (and Darwin with him) regarding evolution of species and acknowledged as theory co -founder by Darwin in his 'On the Origin of Species'. Born South Wales

Evan Williams, Distinguished physicist, discoverer of the Meson Particle. Born Cwmsychpant, Llandysul, Wales

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