Inventor Archive

The everyday actions of any office worker undoubtedly involve making a photocopy.

The printing press, invented by German goldsmith Johann Gutenberg in 1448, has been called one of the most important inven

Eduard Haas’ name may be unfamiliar to most people, but the case couldn’t be more different when it comes to his 1927 inve

Eight months after graduating from Oberlin College in 1885 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Charles Martin Hall (186

Like his coeval Frederick Jones, Lloyd Augustus Hall played a major role in the American food industry.

John Hays Hammond was both a whimsical and practical inventor:  his interests ranged from music and cooking to ele

In 1959, Ruth Handler invented something that became so quintessentially American as to be included in the official "Am

Anyone who uses a computer regularly should know how important it is to pay attention to body and wrist position in ord

When Andrew Heafitz was a child, family members could tell by his passion for rockets, airplanes, Legos, and building t

Beulah Louise Henry was born in 1887 and was dubbed "Lady Edison" in the 1930s.

James Hillier was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada on August 22, 1915.

Chuck Hoberman is all at once an inventor, artist, engineer, and architect, whose expandable, collapsible structures ar

When the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776, it did not have an official national flag.

When Kristin Ann Hrabar was just nine years old, she had a simple idea for a device that solved a common problem.

Brian Hubert says he never goes to sleep without a pen and notebook by his nightstand so that he can record ideas for new

Mechanic and independent inventor Walter Hunt secured a place in American history when he invented the useful, everyday