List of English inventors and designers

This is a list of English inventors and designers. == A == Roma Agrawal, structural engineer who contributed to the design of The Shard building in London Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) invented the spinning frame (also known as the water frame) Joseph Aspdin (1788–1855), Portland cement == B == Roger Bacon (1214–1292), magnifying glass Edward Barber (1969– ), London 2012 Olympic Torch Julia Barfield (1952– ), architect who contributed to the design of the London Eye and the i360 observation tower in Brighton, England Trevor Baylis (1937–2018), wind-up radio Tim Berners-Lee (1955– ), World Wide Web == C == Margaret Calvert (1936– ), graphic designer who designed (with Jock Kinneir) many of the road signs used throughout the United Kingdom Edmund Cartwright (1743–1823) invented the power loom George Cayley (1773–1854), man-carrying glider, tension spoke wheels, hot air engine, continuous track "universal railway" vehicle propulsion system Imran Chaudhri (1973– ) invented the user interface and interactions of the iPhone, also worked on the Mac, iPod, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch John Clark (1785–1853) invented the first automated poetry generator, The Eureka, and patented a method to waterproof fabric for air beds and air cushions in 1813.

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