⚜Scottish Inventions

Fun & Pop Culture

From Stooky Bill to Skyfall

Where Scottish ingenuity meets film, TV, food and folklore.

Dolly the Sheep at the National Museum of Scotland

Edinburgh's Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

Glasgow as Gotham in The Batman & World War Z

Deep-fried Mars Bar — published in The Lancet

Grand Theft Auto — born at Rockstar North, Edinburgh

Star Trek's Scotty: Scottish engineering in space

Macintosh: from raincoat to fashion brand

Scottish-founded brands: Dunlop, Buick, Pinkerton, Irn-Bru, Carnegie

Sherlock Holmes & Dr Joseph Bell of Edinburgh

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde — Stevenson's split self

Chainsaw in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Bond villain bases: Skyfall & The World Is Not Enough