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National Inventors Hall of Fame

The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that honors important inventors from the whole world. The only prerequisite of induction is being named an inventor on a US patent. Posthumous induction is allowed. As of 2006 2006

2006 is a common year starting on Sunday [i] of the Gregorian calendar [i]. ... 

 there were 313 inductees. The organization has a museum Museum

A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, ope... 

 in Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio

The city of Akron is the county seat [i] of Summit County [i] in the U.S. [i] ... 

, and an annual induction ceremony. Inductees are chosen by a national panel of inventors and scientist Scientist

A scientist is an expert [i] in at least one area of science [i] who uses the scientific method [i] to d ... 

s. There are satellite offices in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ... 

 and Los Angeles. It is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce [i] ... 

 and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations.

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The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that honors important inventors from the whole world. The only prerequisite of induction is being named an inventor on a US patent. Posthumous induction is allowed. As of 2006 2006

2006 is a common year starting on Sunday [i] of the Gregorian calendar [i].
... 

 there were 313 inductees.

The organization has a museum Museum

A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, ope... 

 in Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio

The city of Akron is the county seat [i] of Summit County [i] in the U.S. [i] ... 

, and an annual induction ceremony. Inductees are chosen by a national panel of inventors and scientist Scientist

A scientist is an expert [i] in at least one area of science [i] who uses the scientific method [i] to d ... 

s. There are satellite offices in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital [i] city [i] of the United States of America [i]. ... 

 and Los Angeles.

It is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce [i] ... 

 and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations. The organization also hosts Invent Now America, a bi-annual contest for inventors nationwide, in collaboration with the USPTO, Time magazine Time (magazine)

Time is a weekly American [i] newsmagazine [i], similar to Newsweek [i] and U.S. News & World Report [i] ... 

 and The History Channel The History Channel

The History Channel is a mainstream [i] cable [i] television [i] channel [i] ... 

.

Inductees

  • Edward Goodrich Acheson Carborundum
  • Herman Affel Coaxial cable
  • Ernst Alexanderson Radio
  • Andrew Alford Localizer Antenna System
  • Luis Walter Alvarez Luis Alvarez

    Luis Walter Alvarez of San Francisco, California [i], USA [i], was a famed physicist [i] ... 

     Hydrogen bubble chamber, used to detect subatomic particles
  • Edwin Armstrong Edwin Armstrong

    Edwin Howard Armstrong was an American [i] electrical engineer [i] and inventor [i]. ... 

     Radio
  • George Herman Babcock Steam Generator
  • Leo Hendrik Baekeland Leo Baekeland

    Leo Hendrik Baekeland was a Belgian [i]-American [i] chemist [i] who invented Velox [i] ... 

     Bakelite
  • Robert Banks  HDPE and Polypropylene Plastics
  • Rodney Bagley Ceramic Substrate For Catalytic Converters
  • Matthias W. Baldwin Steam Locomotive
  • Frederick Banting Frederick Banting

    Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE [i] , MC [i] , MD [i] ... 

     Isolated, Purified Insulin
  • John Bardeen John Bardeen

    John Bardeen was an American [i] physicist [i].... 

     Transistor
  • C. Donald Bateman Ground Proximity Warning System
  • Andrew Beard , Jenny coupler for railroad cars
  • Arnold O. Beckman pH Meter
  • S. Joseph Begun Magnetic Recording
  • Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish [i] scientist [i] and inventor [i]. ... 

     Telephone / Telegraphy
  • Willard Harrison Bennett Radio Frequency Mass Spectrometer
  • Emile Berliner Emile Berliner

    Emile Berliner was an inventor [i], best known for developing the disc record [i] gramophone [i] ... 

     Gramophone / Microphone
  • Henry Bessemer Henry Bessemer

    Sir Henry Bessemer , English [i] engineer [i], was born at Charlton near Hitchin [i] in Hertfordshire [i] ... 

     Bessemer Process
  • Charles Best Charles Best

    Dr. Charles Herbert Best, CC [i], was a medical scientist.

... 

 Isolated, Purified Insulin
  • Erastus Brigham Bigelow Erastus Brigham Bigelow

    Erastus Brigham Bigelow was an American [i] inventor of weaving [i] machines. ... 

     , Power loom
  • Gerd Karl Binnig Scanning Tunneling Microscope
  • Forrest M. Bird Respirator / Ventilator
  • Clarence Birdseye Frozen Foods
  • Harold Stephen Black Negative Feedback Amplifier
  • Thomas Blanchard , Pattern lathe
  • Helen Blanchard , Zig Zag Sewing Machine
  • Samuel Blum LASIK Eye Surgery
  • Baruch Blumberg Baruch Samuel Blumberg

    Baruch Samuel Blumberg is an American [i] scientist and recipient of the 1976 [i] Nobel Prize in Medicine [i] ... 

     Vaccine for Hepatitis B
  • Nils Bohlin Safety Belt
  • Gail Borden, Jr. , Process for condensing milk
  • Karl Bosch Ammonia production process
  • Robert W. Bower Field-Effect Device with Insulated Gate; Self Aligned Gate MOSFET
  • Seth Boyden Seth Boyden

    Seth Boyden was an American [i] inventor.

... 

 , Process for Making Malleable Iron
  • Herbert W. Boyer Genetic Engineering
  • Willard Boyle Charge-coupled device
  • Walter Brattain  Transistor
  • Milton Bradley Milton Bradley

    Milton Bradley was an American [i] game [i] pioneer, credited by many with laun... 

     , Game board
  • Jacques Brandenberger , Cellophane
  • Charles F. Brush , Arc lamp for street lighting
  • Rachel Brown  Nystatin
  • Luther Burbank Luther Burbank

    Luther Burbank was an American botanist [i], horticulturist [i], and pioneer of agricultural science [i] ... 

      Peach and Fruit breeding
  • Joseph H. Burckhalter Isothiocyanate Compounds
  • William Seward Burroughs I William Seward Burroughs I

    William Seward Burroughs I was an American [i] inventor [i], born in Rochester, New York [i] ... 

     Calculator
  • William Meriam Burton Catalytic Cracking
  • Vannevar Bush Vannevar Bush

    Vannevar Bush was an American [i] engineer [i] and science administrator, known for his ... 

     Differential Analyzer
  • Edward Calahan , Stock Ticker
  • Donald Campbell Donald Campbell

    Donald Malcolm Campbell was a British car [i] and motorboat [i] racer who broke many speed r ... 

     Catalytic Cracking
  • Marvin Camras Magnetic Recording
  • Chester F. Carlson Chester Carlson

    [i], and [[patent attorney]... 

     Electrophotography / Instant Copying
  • Wallace Hume Carothers Synthetic Rubber
  • Willis Haviland Carrier Air Conditioner
  • George Carruthers Far Electrograph Ultraviolet Camera
  • George Washington Carver George Washington Carver

    sources need to be cited within this article

... 

 Peanut Products
  • Frank Cepollina Satellite Servicing Techniques
  • Vinton G. Cerf Vint Cerf

    Vinton Gray Cerf is an American [i] computer scientist [i] who is commonly referred to as ... 

     Internet Protocol
  • Josephine Cochrane , Dishwasher
  • Stanley N. Cohen Genetic Engineering
  • James Collip Isolated, Purified Insulin
  • Samuel Colt Samuel Colt

    "God made all Men, Samuel Colt made them equal."

... 

 , Revolver with interchangeable parts
  • Frank B. Colton Oral Contraceptives
  • Lloyd H. Conover Tetracycline
  • William D. Coolidge Vacuum Tube
  • Peter Cooper Peter Cooper

    Peter Cooper was an American [i] industrialist [i], inventor [i] and philanthropist [i].... 

      First Steam Locomotive Built in America
  • Harry Coover Superglue
  • George Corliss , Improvements in the Steam Engine
  • Martha Coston , Signal Flares Used by Ships
  • Frederick G. Cottrell Electrostatic Precipitator
  • Wallace H. Coulter Coulter Principle
  • Eckley Coxe , Travelling grate furnace
  • Seymour Cray Seymour Cray

    Seymour Roger Cray was a U.S. [i] electrical engineer [i] and supercomputer [i] architect ... 

     Supercomputer
  • Glenn Curtiss Glenn Curtiss

    Glenn Hammond Curtiss was an aviation [i] pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company [i] ... 

     Hydroaeroplane
  • Gottlieb Daimler Gottlieb Daimler

    Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler was an engineer [i], industrial design [i]er and industrialist [i], born in Schorndorf [i]... 

     , Design of Automobile and Motorcycle Engines
  • Raymond V. Damadian Raymond V. Damadian

    Raymond Vahan Damadian, is an American [i] pioneer of magnetic resonance imaging [i]. ... 

     MRI
  • George de Mestral Velcro
  • Mark Dean Peripherals
  • John Deere John Deere

    John Deere was an American blacksmith [i] and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company [i]—one of ... 

     Plows
  • Robert Dennard DRAM
  • Rudolf Diesel Rudolf Diesel

    Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was a German [i] inventor [i], famous for the invention of the Diesel engine [i] ... 

     Internal-Combustion Engine
  • Walt Disney Walt Disney

    Walter Elias Disney , was an American [i] film producer [i], director [i], screenwriter [i] ... 

     Multiplane Camera
  • Carl Djerassi Carl Djerassi

    Carl Djerassi, is a chemist [i] and playwright [i] best known for his contribution to the deve ... 

     Oral Contraceptives
  • Ray Dolby Ray Dolby

    [i]

... 

 Dolby Noise Reduction
  • Herbert Henry Dow Bromine Extraction
  • Charles Stark Draper Stabilizing Gyroscopic
  • John Dunlop , Pneumatic Tire for Cycles
  • Graham J. Durant Tagamet - Cimetidine
  • George Eastman George Eastman

    George Eastman founded the Eastman Kodak [i] Co. ... 

     Photography
  • John Presper Eckert ENIAC
  • Harold E. Edgerton Harold Eugene Edgerton

    Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton, Sc.D. was a professor of electrical engineering [i] at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [i] ... 

     Stroboscopic photography
  • Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Edison

    Thomas Alva Edison was an American [i] inventor [i] and businessman [i] who developed man ... 

     Electric lamp
  • Gertrude Belle Elion Anti-Leukemia drugs
  • John Colin Emmett Tagamet - Cimetidine
  • Douglas Engelbart Douglas Engelbart

    Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart is an American [i] inventor [i] of Norwegian descent [i] ... 

     Computer Mouse
  • John Ericsson John Ericsson

    John Ericsson was a Swedish [i] inventor [i] and mechanical [i] engineer [i], as was hi ... 

     Screw Propeller
  • Lloyd Espenschied Coaxial cable
  • Oliver Evans Oliver Evans

    Oliver Evans was a United States [i] inventor [i].

... 

 Steam Engine
  • Maxime Faget Maxime Faget

    Maxime "Max" A. Faget was an American [i] engineer. ... 

     Space Capsule Design
  • Federico Faggin Federico Faggin

    Federico Faggin is a physicist [i] and electrical engineer [i] considered to be one of the inventors [i] ... 

     CPU
  • Moses Farmer , Electric fire alarm system
  • Philo Taylor Farnsworth Philo Farnsworth

    Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American [i] inventor [i]. ... 

     Cathode-Ray Tube
  • James Fergason Liquid Crystal Display
  • Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi

    Enrico Fermi was an Italian [i] physicist [i] most noted for his work on beta decay [i], the deve ... 

     Nuclear Fission
  • Reginald A. Fessenden Reginald Fessenden

    Reginald Aubrey Fessenden was a Canadian [i]-born inventor, best known for his work in early radio [i] ... 

     AM Radio
  • Harvey Firestone Harvey Firestone

    Harvey Samuel Firestone was the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company [i], one of the first g ... 

     , Pneumatic Rubber Tires
  • John Fitch , Steamboat
  • Edith Flanigen Molecular Sieves
  • Thomas J. Fogarty Embolectomy Catheter
  • Henry Ford Henry Ford

    Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company [i] and father of the modern assembly line [i] use ... 

     Automobile
  • Lee de Forest Lee De Forest

    Lee De Forest, was an American [i] inventor [i] with over 300 patents to his credit.... 

     Vacuum tube
  • Jay W. Forrester Jay Wright Forrester

    Jay Wright Forrester is a pioneer American [i] computer engineer [i] and systems theorist [i] ... 

     RAM
  • Alfred Free Glucose detection for diabetes
  • Helen Murray Free Glucose detection for diabetes
  • Robert Fulton Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton was a U.S. [i] engineer [i] and inventor [i], who was widely credited with... 

     , Steamboat
  • Robert Gallo Robert Gallo

    Robert Charles Gallo is a U.S. [i] biomedical researcher. ... 

     HIV Virus Isolation and Diagnosis
  • C. Robin Ganellin Tagamet - Cimetidine
  • Edmund Germer Fluorescent Lamp
  • Ivan Getting Global Positioning System
  • John Gibbon John Gibbon

    John Gibbon was a career U.S. Army [i] officer who fought in the American Civil War [i] and the Indian Wars [i] ... 

     Heart-Lung Machine
  • Charles P. Ginsburg Video Tape Recording
  • Joseph Glidden Joseph Glidden

    Joseph Farwell Glidden was an American [i] farmer [i] who patented barbed wire [i], a prod ... 

     , Barbed wire
  • Robert Hutchings Goddard Robert H. Goddard

    Robert Hutchings Goddard, U.S.... 

     Solid Fuel Rockets
  • Leopold Godowsky, Jr. Kodachrome Film, Color Photography
  • Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear

    Charles Goodyear was the first American to vulcanize rubber [i], a process which he d... 

     Vulcanization of Rubber
  • Robert L. Gore ePFTE Goretex
  • Gordon Gould Laser
  • Zénobe Gramme Zénobe Gramme

    Znobe Thophile Gramme was a Belgian [i] electrical engineer [i].

... 

 , Direct-Current Dynamo
  • Wilson Greatbatch Implantable Pacemaker
  • Leonard Michael Greene Aircraft Stall Warning Device
  • Leroy Grumman Retractable Landing Gear; Folding Wing
  • Robert Gundlach Modern Photocopier
  • Fritz Haber Fritz Haber

    Fritz Haber was a German [i] chemist [i], who received th ... 

     Ammonia production process
  • Charles Martin Hall Charles Martin Hall

    Charles Martin Hall was an American inventor and engineer.... 

     Aluminum
  • Lloyd Hall Magnetron
  • Robert N. Hall  Sterilizing Foodstuffs Food Preservatives
  • Andrew Hallidie , Cable Car
  • William Edward Hanford Polyurethane
  • Elizabeth Lee Hazen Nystatin
  • M. Stephen Heilman Implantable Heart Defibrillator
  • Beulah Louise Henry  Various Inventions
  • William R. Hewlett William Reddington Hewlett

    William Reddington Hewlett was the co-founder, with David Packard [i], of the Hewlett-Packard Company [i] ... 

     Audio Signals
  • Rene Alphonse Higonnet Phototypesetting machine
  • James Hillier Electron Microscope
  • Richard M. Hoe Richard March Hoe

    [i] inventor who designed an improved [[printing press]... 

     Rotary printing press
  • Marcian Hoff CPU
  • Felix Hoffmann Aspirin
  • John Paul Hogan HDPE and Polypropylene Plastics
  • Herman Hollerith Herman Hollerith

    Herman Hollerith was an American [i] statistician [i] who developed a mechanic ... 

     Punch Card Tabulator
  • Alexander Holley , Steelmaking process in America
  • Birdsill Holly , Modern day fire hydrant
  • Donald Homlmes  Polyurethane
  • Benjamin Holt Benjamin Holt

    Benjamin Holt was an American inventor who developed Richard Hornsby [i]'s design for one of the first p ... 

     Caterpillar track-type tractor
  • Eugene Houdry Catalytic Cracking
  • Elias Howe Elias Howe

    Elias Howe was born in Spencer, Massachusetts [i].... 

     Sewing Machine
  • George Hulett Hulett

    The Hulett automatic ore unloader was invented by George Hulett [i] of Ohio [i] in the late 1800s; he re ... 

     , Loading & Unloading Machine
  • Walter Hunt , Safety pin
  • John Hyatt , Celluloid
  • Franklin Hyde Transparent Silica
  • Simon Ingersoll , Steam powered rock drill
  • Ali Javan Ali Javan

    Ali Javan is an Iranian inventor and physicist [i] at MIT [i]. ... 

     Helium-neon laser
  • Alec Jeffreys Genetic Fingerprinting
  • Percy Lavon Julian Cortsione
  • Robert E. Kahn Bob Kahn

    Robert E. Kahn,, along with Vinton G. Cerf [i], invented the TCP/IP [i] protocol, the technology used to ... 

     Internet Protocol
  • Margaret Kaking Flat Bottom Paper Bags
  • Charles Kaman Rotor Control Mechanism for Helicopter
  • Dean Kamen Dean Kamen

    Dean L. Kamen is an American [i] entrepreneur [i] and inventor [i]. ... 

      Ambulatory Infusion Pump
  • Donald Keck Optical Fibers
  • John Kellogg John Harvey Kellogg

    Dr. John Harvey Kellogg was an American [i] medical doctor [i] in Battle Creek, Michigan [i] ... 

     , Breakfast cereal
  • Charles Kelman Cataract Surgery
  • Charles Franklin Kettering Charles Kettering

    Charles Franklin Kettering, also known as "Boss" Kettering, was born in Loudonville, Ohio [i], USA [i] ... 

     Automobile
  • Mary Dixon Kies , Process for Weaving Straw with Silk or Thread
  • Jack S. Kilby Jack Kilby

    Jack St. Clair Kilby was a notable American [i] electrical engineer [i] who co-won the Nobel Prize [i] ... 

     Integrated Circuit
  • Dale Kleist Fiberglass
  • Willem Johan Kolff Artificial Heart
  • Paul Kollsman Altimeter
  • William J. Kroll Titanium
  • Raymond Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil

    Raymond Kurzweil is a pioneer in the fields of optical character recognition [i] , text-to-speech synthesis [i] ... 

     Optical Character Recognition
  • Stephanie Kwolek Kevlar
  • Irwin Lachman Ceramic Substrate For Catalytic Converters
  • Edwin Land Edwin H. Land

    Edwin Herbert Land was an American [i] scientist [i] and inventor [i].... 

     Polaroid Photography
  • Alois Langer Implantable Heart Defibrillator
  • Robert Langer Controlled drug delivery
  • Irving Langmuir Irving Langmuir

    Irving Langmuir was an American [i] chemist [i] and physicist [i]. ... 

     Electric Lamp
  • Lewis Latimer , Filament for electric light bulb
  • Ernest Orlando Lawrence Ernest Lawrence

    Ernest Orlando Lawrence was an American [i] physicist and Nobel Laureate best known for h ... 

     Cyclotron
  • William Lear Car radio
  • Robert S. Ledley CAT scan
  • Ronald Lewis Ceramic Substrate For Catalytic Converters
  • Edwin A. Link Link Trainer / Simulator
  • Theodore Harold Maiman Theodore Harold Maiman

    Theodore Harold Maiman is an American [i] physicist [i] who invented the first operable laser [i] de ... 

     Laser
  • Leopold Mannes Kodachrome Film, Color Photography
  • Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi

    Although Guglielmo Marconi is widely credited as the "Inventor of Radio", for some this title is contr... 

     Radio
  • John Mason , Mason jar
  • Jan Matzeliger , Shoe-Lasting Machine
  • Homer Martin Catalytic Cracking
  • John Mauchly ENIAC
  • Robert Maurer Optical Fiber
  • Hiram Maxim Hiram Stevens Maxim

    Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim was the inventor of the Maxim Gun [i] in 1884 [i], the first portable, fully aut ... 

     , Maxim gun; smokeless gunpowder
  • Stanley Mazor CPU
  • Cyrus McCormick Cyrus McCormick

    Cyrus Hall McCormick of Virginia [i] was an Irish American [i] farmer [i], inventor [i], businessman [i] ... 

     Mechanical Reaper
  • Elijah J. McCoy Elijah McCoy

    Elijah J. McCoy was an Black Canadian [i] inventor [i]. ... 

     Automatic Engine Lubricator
  • Ottmar Mergenthaler Ottmar Mergenthaler

    Ottmar Mergenthaler was a German [i] inventor [i], who has been called a second Gutenberg [i] ... 

     Linotype
  • Thomas Midgley Ethyl Gasoline
  • Lewis Miller , Combine harvester
  • Irving Millman Vaccine for Hepatitis B
  • Michel Mirowski Implantable Heart Defibrillator
  • Dennis Moeller Peripherals
  • Bryan Molloy Prozac
  • Luc Montagnier Luc Montagnier

    Luc Montagnier is a French [i] virologist [i]. ... 

     HIV Virus Isolation and Diagnosis
  • Garrett Morgan Garrett A. Morgan

    Garrett Augustus Morgan was an African American [i] inventor who originated a respiratory protective hoo ... 

     The Gas Mask and the Three-way Traffic Sgnal
  • Samuel F.B. Morse Samuel F. B. Morse

    Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American [i], inventor [i] of the Morse Code [i] and painter [i] ... 

     Telegraph
  • Morton Mower Implantable Heart Defibrillator
  • Andrew J. Moyer Penicillin
  • Louis Marius Moyroud Photo Composing Machine
  • Kary Banks Mullis Polymerase Chain Reacton
  • Eger Murphee Catalytic Cracking
  • Julius Arthur Nieuwland Julius Nieuwland

    Reverend Julius Arthur Nieuwland, CSC, Ph.D. [i], was a Belgian [i]-born Holy Cross [i] ... 

     Synthetic Rubber
  • Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel

    Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish [i] chemist, engineer, innovator, armaments manufacturer an ... 

     Dynamite
  • John Northrup Flying Wing Plane; All-Metal High-Wing Monocoque Airplane
  • Robert N. Noyce Robert Noyce

    Robert Noyce, Ph.D. , nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor [i] ... 

     Integrated Circuit
  • Bernard Oliver Bernard M. Oliver

    Bernard M. Oliver, was an eminent scientist [i] having made important contributions in many fields inclu ... 

     Pulse Code Modulation
  • Kenneth H. Olsen Ken Olsen

    Kenneth H. Olsen is an American engineer who cofounded Digital Equipment Corporation [i] in 1957 with co ... 

     Magnetic Core Memory
  • Elisha Graves Otis Elisha Otis

    [i]

... 

 Elevator Brake
  • Nicolaus August Otto Gas-Motor Engine
  • Charles Page , High-voltage induction coil
  • William Painter , Bottle Cap
  • Julio Palmaz Intravascular stent
  • Louis W. Parker Television
  • Bradford Parkinson Global Positioning System
  • John T. Parsons Numerical Control
  • Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur was a French [i] microbiologist [i] and chemist [i].

... 

 Pasteurization
  • Les Paul Les Paul

    Les Paul is best known as a skilled guitarist, and as one of the most important figures in the developme... 

     Solid-Body Electric Guitar
  • Lester Pelton , Waterwheel
  • John Pierce Communications Satellite
  • Gregory Pincus Gregory Goodwin Pincus

    Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American [i] biologist and researcher, was co-inventor of the contraceptive [i] ... 

     Oral contraceptive pill
  • Charles J. Plank Catalytic Cracking
  • Roy J. Plunkett Teflon
  • George Pullman George Pullman

    George Mortimer Pullman was an American [i] inventor and industrialist.

... 

 , Pullman car
  • Jacob Rabinow Optical Character Reading
  • Norbert Rillieux Automated Sugar Refining
  • Robert H. Rines High Resolution Radar and Sonar
  • John Roebling John A. Roebling

    John Augustus Roebling was a German-born civil engineer [i] famous for his wire rope [i] suspension bridge [i]... 

     Suspension Bridge
  • Heinrich Rohrer Scanning Tunneling Microscope
  • Harold Rosen Spin Stabilized Synchronous Communications Satellite
  • Edward J. Rosinski Catalytic Cracking
  • Benjamin A. Rubin Pronged Vaccinating Needle
  • Lewis Hastings Sarett Cortisone
  • Joseph Saxton , Measuring instruments
  • Arthur L. Schawlow Arthur Leonard Schawlow

    Arthur Leonard Schawlow was an American physicist [i]. ... 

     Laser
  • Klaus Schmiegel Prozac
  • Peter Schultz  Optical Fiber
  • Glenn T. Seaborg Glenn T. Seaborg

    Glenn Theodore Seaborg was an American [i] chemist [i] prominent in the discovery and iso ... 

     Plutonium Isolation
  • Robert J. Seiwald Isothiocyanate Compounds
  • Waldo L. Semon Polyvinyl Chloride
  • Gerhard Sessler Electret Microphone
  • Claude Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon

    Claude Elwood Shannon , an American [i] electrical engineer [i] and mathematician [i] ... 

     Pulse Code Modulation
  • John C. Sheehan Structure of Penicillin
  • Patsy Sherman  Scotchgard Textile Proctector
  • William Bradford Shockley William Shockley

    William Bradford Shockley was a British-born American [i] physicist [i] and inventor [i] ... 

     Transistor
  • Christopher L. Sholes Christopher Sholes

    Christopher Latham Sholes is an American [i] who contributed to the development of the typewriter [i] ... 

     Typewriter
  • Igor I. Sikorsky Igor Sikorsky

    [i]

... 

 Helicopter
  • Russell Games Slayter Fiberglass
  • George E. Smith George E. Smith

    George E. Smith is an American [i] scientist and co-inventor of the Charge-coupled device [i] ... 

     Charge-coupled device
  • Samuel Smith  Scotchgard Textile Proctector
  • James Spangler , Portable Electric Vacuum Cleaner
  • Percy Spencer Magnetron
  • Elmer Ambrose Sperry  Gyroscopic Compass
  • Frank Sprague Frank J. Sprague

    Frank Julian Sprague was an American [i] naval officer [i] and inventor [i] who contr ... 

     , Electric street car
  • Rangaswamy Srinivasan LASIK Eye Surgery
  • William Stanley, Jr. William Stanley, Jr.

    William Stanley, Jr. was an American [i] physicist [i] born in Brooklyn [i]... 

      Alternating Current
  • Charles Proteus Steinmetz Charles Proteus Steinmetz

    Charles Proteus Steinmetz was an American [i] Mathematician [i] and Electrical Engineer [i] ... 

      Alternating Current
  • Leo Sternbach Leo Sternbach

    Dr Leo Henryk Sternbach was a Polish [i]-Jewish [i] chemist [i] who is credited with in ... 

     Benzodiazepines, Valium
  • John Stevens , Steam-Powered Transportation
  • George R. Stibitz George Stibitz

    George Stibitz was a Bell Labs [i] researcher mostly known for his 1930s and 1940s work on the realizati ... 

     Digital Computer
  • Almon Strowger Almon Strowger

    Almon Brown Strowger gave his name to the electromechanical telephone exchange [i] technology that his i... 

     , Automatic Telephone Dialing System
  • Gideon Sundback , Modern Zipper
  • Ambrose Swasey , Telescope
  • Leo Szilard Leó Szilárd

    Le Szilrd was a Hungarian [i]-American [i] physicist [i] who conceived the nuclear chain reaction [i] ... 

     Neutronic Reactor / Nuclear Fission
  • Donalee L. Tabern Pentothal / Anesthesia
  • Charles Tainter Charles Sumner Tainter

    Charles Sumner Tainter was an American [i] engineer and inventor, best known for his colla... 

     , Sound-Recording Instruments
  • John Thomas Fiberglass
  • Elihu Thomson Arc lighting
  • Henry Timken Tapered Roller Bearings
  • Max Tishler Max Tishler

    Max Tishler was a scientist at Merck & Co. [i] who led the research teams that synthesized ascorbic acid [i] ... 

     Vitamins
  • Charles Hard Townes Charles Hard Townes

    Charles Hard Townes is an American [i] Nobel Prize-winning [i] physicist [i] a ... 

     Laser
  • Charles Tyson Catalytic Cracking
  • William E. Upjohn Dissolvable pill
  • Ernest H. Volwiler Pentothal / Anesthesia
  • Theodore von Kármán Theodore von Karman

    Theodore von Krmn was a Hungarian [i]-American [i] engineer [i] and physicist [i]... 

     Turbojet
  • Hans von Ohain Hans von Ohain

    Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was one of the inventors of jet propulsion [i]. ... 

     Jet Engine
  • Selman Waksman Selman Waksman

    Selman Abraham Waksman was a biochemist [i] who is most famous for his research into organic substance [i] ... 

     Streptomycin
  • An Wang Magnetic Core Memory
  • Lewis Waterman , Fountain Pen
  • James West  Electret Microphone
  • George Westinghouse George Westinghouse

    George Westinghouse, Jr. was an American [i] entrepreneur [i] and engineer [i] ... 

     Alternating Current
  • Edward Weston , Portable Voltmeter
  • Richard Whitcomb Richard Whitcomb

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     Supercritical Wing
  • Eli Whitney Eli Whitney

    Elias Whitney was an American [i] inventor [i] and manufacturer. ... 

     Cotton Gin
  • Frank Whittle Frank Whittle

    Air Commodore [i] Sir Frank Whittle, OM [i], KBE [i] FRS [i] ... 

     Jet Engine
  • Stephen Wilcox Steam Generator
  • Robert R. Williams, Jr. Vitamin synthesis
  • Sam Williams Small Fan-Jet Engine
  • Alexander Winton Winton Motor Carriage Company

    The Winton Motor Carriage Company of Cleveland, Ohio [i] was a pioneer United States [i] automobile [i] ... 

     , Automobile, bicycle, and diesel applications
  • Granville Woods Granville Woods

    Granville Woods, born in Columbus, Ohio [i], was an African-American [i] inventor [i]. ... 

     Railroad telegraph
  • Steve Wozniak Steve Wozniak

    Stephen "Woz" Wozniak is an American [i] computer engineer [i] turned philanthropist [i]. ... 

     Personal Computer
  • Orville Wright Wright brothers

    The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright , are generally credited with making the first co... 

     Airplane
  • Wilbur Wright Wright brothers

    The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright , are generally credited with making the first co... 

     Airplane
  • James Wynne  LASIK eye surgery
  • Linus Yale, Jr. , Door lock
  • Ferdinand von Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin

    Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin was the founder of the Zeppelin [i] airship [i] compan... 

     , Rigid airship
  • Vladimir Kosma Zworykin Cathode-Ray Tube

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