Great Britons Ever

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Across
  1. 2. An English mathematician and inventor who is considered the "father of the computer" for his work on the Analytical Engine.
  2. 7. A British military leader who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
  3. 8. A Scottish biologist who discovered penicillin, the world's first antibiotic.
  4. 9. A Scottish engineer who invented the first working television system in 1926.
  5. 11. A British naval commander who famously defeated the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
  6. 12. An English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
  7. 13. A Scottish-born inventor who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone.
  8. 14. A British composer best known for his "Enigma Variations" and "Pomp and Circumstance Marches."
  9. 16. An English printer who introduced the printing press to England and published the first printed book in English.
  10. 19. A British naturalist who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, fundamentally changing our understanding of biology.
  11. 21. A British surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery, significantly reducing infection rates in hospitals.
  12. 22. An English explorer who circumnavigated the globe and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Down
  1. 1. An English physician who pioneered the smallpox vaccine, laying the foundation for modern immunology.
  2. 3. A British Army officer who founded the Scout Movement in 1907.
  3. 4. An English poet and author best known for "The Canterbury Tales."
  4. 5. An English mathematician and physicist who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, laying the foundation for classical mechanics.
  5. 6. A British politician and philanthropist who led the campaign to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire.
  6. 10. A British architect and gardener best known for designing the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
  7. 12. A British explorer who led the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1912.
  8. 15. A Scottish explorer and missionary who explored Africa and discovered Victoria Falls.
  9. 17. A British chocolate manufacturer known for its iconic Dairy Milk chocolate bar.
  10. 18. A British Quaker who advocated for prison reform and improved conditions for female prisoners in the early 19th century.
  11. 20. Three English novelists known for their classic novels.