Inventor Archive

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the duo who began Apple Computer in 1976, are among the most well-known revolutionaries of t

Reynold Johnson was born in 1906 in Minnesota.

In a career spanning over forty years, Howard S. Jones, Jr.

Nathan Kane received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In his career of over 60 years, Eskil Karlson has produced about 100 inventions.

Computing pioneer Alan Curtis Kay, creator of the "Smalltalk" programming language, was born in 1940 in Springfield, Ma

Anna Wagner Keichline was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

A team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate students conquered a major challenge of high-capacity op

Although he has over 60 patents to his credit, Jack Kilby would justly be considered one of the greatest electrical eng

Louise Kirkbride, pioneer of computer technologies for customer service, showed her promise as an innovator at age 17,

Raymond Kurzweil is one of the world’s true pioneers in the field of human-computer interfacing.

Relying on experience and instinct, Stephanie Kwolek invented one of the modern world’s most readily recognized and wid

Silver Screen actress Hedy Lamarr, born on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, enjoyed one of the more memorable careers

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1646. His father died when he was just five years old.

David Levy of Manhattan Beach, California, received his doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering at MIT in 1997 and has b

Gilbert Newton Lewis, one of the most influential and admired scientists of the twentieth century, was a pioneer in bot