Invention Inventor Nationali Occupati Year ty on Sir Physicist kaleidoscope David British natural 1817 Brewster philosopher Bartolomeo Italian Harpsichord piano Cristofori maker 1709 Elias Howe Sewing American inventor 1846 machine Christopher typewriter Sholes American inventor 1867 Invention Inventor Nationali ty Occupati on Year Sir David Brewster Bartolomeo Cristofori Elias Howe Christopher Sholes kaleidoscope British Physicist & natural philosopher 1817 piano Italian Harpsichord maker 1709 Sewing machine American inventor 1846 typewriter American inventor 1867