Inventor Archive

Vannevar Bush, the inventor credited with the principles underlying modern hypertext research, was born on March 11, 1890

Nolan Bushnell, inventor of Pong and founder of Atari, is rightly considered the father of electronic gaming. Growing

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One year after earning a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1901, Willis Haviland Car

British reverend, poet, and lifelong inventor Edmund Cartwright was born on April 24, 1743 in Marnham, Nottingham, Engl

The advent of space flight and the widespread practice of putting satellites into orbit for communications purposes has

Materials scientist Yet-Ming Chiang has developed breakthrough materials to enable new technologies such as stable, hig

Josephine Cochrane, inventor of the first commercially successful dishwashing machine, was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio

For centuries, human beings have been fascinated with the concept of being able to “breathe” underwater while exploring th

David Crosthwait (1898-1976), inventor and authority on heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning, was born in Nash

Poland-born Maria Sklodowska Curie is remembered as one of the world’s most brilliant scientists.

Chemist Edith Flanigen was born in Buffalo, New York on January 28, 1929.

When Sally Fox first saw brown cotton seeds and lint, she had no idea she was about to become a pioneer.

Cody Friesen has a passion for improving energy usage and

Rudolf Gunnerman of Reno, Nevada has invented a safe, inexpensive, environment-friendly fuel that could revolutionize t

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