List of British innovations and discoveries

The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including the predecessor states before the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. This list covers, but is not limited to, innovation and invention in the mechanical, electronic, and industrial fields, as well as medicine, military devices and theory, artistic and scientific discovery and innovation, and ideas in religion and ethics. Factors that historians note spurred innovation and discovery include the 17th century Scientific Revolution and the 18th/19th century Industrial Revolution.

Extends: [British inventions](https://wikipedia.org.ai/British inventions), [British technology-related lists](https://wikipedia.org.ai/British technology-related lists), [United Kingdom history-related lists](https://wikipedia.org.ai/United Kingdom history-related lists), [Lists of inventions or discoveries](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Lists of inventions or discoveries), [United Kingdom science-related lists](https://wikipedia.org.ai/United Kingdom science-related lists)