Inventor Archive

Stephen A.

Emile Berliner was born May 20, 1951 in Hanover, Germany. Berliner later immigrated to Washington, D.C.

In the complex history of innovation flowing to and from the Internet, one major achievement is uncontested:  Between

“Man of Steel” Henry Bessemer was born on January 19, 1813 in Charlton, Hertfordshire, England.  The first to develop

Diamond is the hardest known material, natural or manmade, in existence, as well as a lasting and beautiful component of f

Candymaker Walter Bogdon created the delightful novelty confection known as the Bogdon Reception Stick.

Nils Ivar Bohlin, creator of the three-point lap/shoulder automobile seatbelt, was born on July 17, 1920 in Harnosand

Amar Bose used his instincts and education to produce stereo speakers that are world-famous for giving high-end performanc

If you’re a PC user, you’ve probably used “Control-Alt-Delete.” The well-known keystroke combo can get you out of a tight

Internet users around the world have become so familiar with the search engine phenomenon known as Google that the word, “

Ilene Busch-Vishnia

Marvin Camras (1916-1995) invented the magnetic tape recording method that underlies most electronic and digital media, in

Necessity is often called "the mother of invention." But sometimes, there are other reasons that people become innovati

George R.

Vinton Cerf is an American computer scientist and

In the early 1970s, John Cocke transformed computing by simplifying the set of instructions that tell computers which func