1. I was born in 1792 in Devon, England and died in 1871
My brain was preserved by the Royal College of Surgeons
My invention was never actually built

2. I was born in 1736 in Greenock, Scotland and died in 1819
In my first workshop I made scientific instruments, guitars, flutes, harps and bagpipes
I defined horsepower as a unit of measurement

3. I was born in 1881 in Lochfied, Scotland and died in 1955
I studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital in London
I worked in army hospitals in France during the First World War

4. I was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1922
In 1873 I became Professor of Vocal Physiology at Boston University
In 1907 I designed a kite that was capable of carrying a person

5. I was born in 1888 in Helensburgh, Scotland and died in 1946
I studied electrical engineering at Glasgow University
I used a ventriloquist's dummy to demonstrate my invention

6. I was born in 1902 in Coventry, England and died in 1996
I went to Cambridge University to take a degree in mechanics
In 1948 I was knighted

7. I was born in 1806 and died in 1859
My engineering career began by building a tunnel under the river Thames
I was just over 5' tall

8. I was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland and died in 1934
I taught in a girls' school to earn money to fund my research
I was the first woman to study at the Sorbonne