Inventor Archive

A relatively recent but immensely popular addition to summertime leisure activities in the United States is the personal w

Like many inventors, Charles Johnson started inventing around the time he started grade school.  However, with his

Charles H. Kaman has been a leading inventor and businessman in the helicopter industry for over 50 years.

Inventor Dean Kamen has forged a career based on two separate but equally important goals: to improve the lives of othe

Charles Franklin Kettering invented dozens of important devices, but he is best known as the founder of Delco, the comp

It wasn’t an engineer, an auto mechanic, or a scientist who came up with two of the most indispensable early automobile

Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal designed and built several novel, unpowered gliders with which he was able to demonstrate

The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, is known for many accomplishments, not the least of which is

Frequently, if people want to make sure to get "the real thing" – a quality product or service – they ask for "the real

Alexander Miles was

Ellen Ochoa’s career offers an outstanding example of how invention can lead to adventure.

George Mortimer Pullman, inventor of the Pullman sleeping car, was born on March 3, 1831 in Brocton, New York.  He

A great number of men and women made contributions to the world of airplane flight during the industry’s early days in the

Many of the most significant developments in private aircraft development over the last several decades may be attribut

Aviation pioneer Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was born Ma