Famous Inventions

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Across

• Magnetic needle that steered early oceanic explorers (7)
• Weapon born from Chinese alchemical experiments (3)
• Biro's revolutionary rolling writing implement (3)
• Bladed rotor used in modern power plants and jet engines (7)
• Escapement-regulated device keeping society on schedule (5)
• Acoustic pinging device used by navies and submariners (5)
• Faraday's electromagnetic spinner that drives industry (5)
• Curved glass essential for spectacles and spyglasses (4)

Down

• Fleming's accidental fungal discovery that cured millions (10)
• Fastener originally marketed as the clasp locker (3)
• Toothed wheel vital to classical clockwork mechanisms (4)
• Galileo's stargazing tube that upended astronomy (9)
• Global computer network with roots in ARPANET (8)

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