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67 1893 - 1981
69 1889
Scottish born John Boyd Dunlop relocated to
Belfast to work as a vet. When his son complained
of discomfort from the solid tyre on his bike,
Dunlop designed him an air filled tyre. It was
so successful that within a year he went into
business with an entrepreneur, Havrey du Cros
and opened the first Dunlop factory in Dublin.
Sir James Martin, of County Down,
invented the first ejector seat after
being seated next to an irritating
person on a flight with no means
of escape.
70 1897
68 1847
Clare native John Philip Holland was an
engineer who designed the first submarine to be
commissioned by the US Navy, as well as the first
Royal Navy submarine.
Henry Archer a London-based Irish
businessman and landowner, devised
a perforation machine specifically
designed to perforate sheets of stamps,
giving that classic rippled outline that we
all know and love today.
71 1903
Louis Brennan, originally of Castlebar, Co Mayo
trained as a watchmaker but later patented the
first steerable torpedo, which was trialled in Cork
Harbour. He also invented a type of monorail.