Other Winners

Inventors bringing life-saving health solutions to the developing world

Global Innovation for Scientific Solutions to the Global Water Crisis, and Energy and Fuel Efficiency

Culturally Accepted, Sustainable Reconstruction in Developing Countries

Developed Rainwater harvesting system and mobile health clinics to improve the quality of life for villagers in rural India.

Invented EpiSurveyor, mobile software for public health workers

Invented low-cost, human-powered irrigation pumps to help subsistence farmers become self-reliant entrepreneurs.

Invented advanced technologies for converting biomass feedstocks into motor vehicle fuels.

Developed antiviral treatments for chronic diseases

Developed the one-transistor dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

Invented molecular sieve zeolites.

His inventions include significant improvements on the early cardiac pacemakers, artificial kidneys, cardiac catheters and disposable medical trays.

Invented and patented FreshPaper—a low-cost, compostable paper to keep produce fresher longer.

Modernized the cotton industry through her scientific invention of wrinkle-free, wash-and-wear fabrics.

Solar distillation device to purify outdoor water and eco-friendly paper

Developed the first MR (Magnetic Resonance) Scanning Machine

Baby Buzzer"—a mat with a device that sounds a buzzer when stepped on, alerting parents when babies are close to staircases.

The "founding father" of wireless communications

The invention of Kevlar®, the high-strength fiber that is the life-saving material of bulletproof vests.

Water bicycle for both therapeutic and recreational uses and the "Cast Cooler"

Inventions include automatic letter-sorting machine for the U.S. Postal Service; automatic regulation of clocks and watches; the magnetic particle clutch used in cars and airplanes; etc.

Developed cures for cancer and leukemia

Invented a device that emitted electricity pulses to the heart.

Co-founders of Hewlett-Packard Company