Complete list of Scientific Instruments, Uses and Inventors
Scientific instruments are devices used for scientific purposes that are for indicating, measuring and recording physical quantities. They are used for both natural phenomena and theoretical research. Let us tell you that instruments in the digital era mainly depends upon the integration with computers to improve and simplify control and extend instrumental functions, conditions, adjusting parameters, data sampling, etc. Here we are giving list of various scientific instruments, their uses and name of the inventors which will be helpful in several competitive examination preparations.
List of Scientific Instruments, Uses and Inventors
| Scientific Instrument |
Inventor |
Uses |
| Accumulator |
Waldemar Jungner |
Used to store electrical energy |
| Altimeter |
Louis Paul Cailletet |
Used in aircrafts for measuring altitudes. |
| Ammeter |
Friedrich Drexler |
Measures strength of electric current in amperes. |
| Anemometer |
Leon Battista Alberti |
Measures force and velocity of wind |
| Audiometer |
Georg von Bekesy |
Measures intensity of sound that is it measures how well a person hears. |
| Accelerometer |
George Atwood |
It is an electromechanical device used to measure acceleration forces. |
| Barometer |
Evangelista Torricelli |
Used to measure atmospheric pressure and conditions |
| Barograph |
Lucien Vidi |
Used for continuous recording of atmospheric pressure |
| Binocular |
J. P. Lemiere |
Used to view/see distant objects |
| Bolometer |
Samuel Langley |
Used to measure heat radiation |
| Carburettor |
Samuel Morey in 1826 Enrico Bernardi in 1882 |
Used in an internal combustion engine for charging air with petrol vapour |
| Calliper |
Pierre Vernier |
Used to measure diameters of thin wire or cylinder |
| Cardiogram |
Willem Einthoven |
Used to trace the movements of the heart, recorded on a cardiograph |
| Colorimeter |
Jules Duboscq |
Is an instrument used to compare intensities of colour |
| Cinematograph |
Louis Lumiere and his brother Auguste Lumiere |
An instrument used for projecting pictures on the screen and to enlarge image of photograph |
| Crescograph |
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose |
Used to record the movement of the tip of a plant |
| Cryometer |
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Used to measure very low temperatures of objects |
| Dynamo
|
Michael Faraday |
Converts mechanical energy into electrical energy |
| Dynamometer |
Edme Regnier |
Measures force, torque and power |
| Endoscope |
- |
Used to examine internal parts of the body |
| Electrometer |
William Snow Harris |
Used for measuring electrical potential differences |
| Fathometer |
Herbert Grove Dorsey |
Used to measure depth of the ocean |
| Galvanometer |
Johann Schweigger |
Used to reproduce the recorded sound |
So, these are the major scientific instruments with their uses and inventors name.