Inventor Archive

A 1996 Gallup poll found that two thirds of American teenagers would like to found a company.  K-K Gregory, a nint

Computer scientist Irene Greif is one of a growing group of American women making important contributions in a typicall

Sydney, Australia native Saul Griffith has created technology that will simplif

The nonpareil pioneer of wireless telecommunications is Al Gross.  In 1938, he invented the walkie-talkie.  I

It’s no secret that automobiles have created plenty of problems around the world, not the least of which include air pollu

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

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

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.

In 1962, Robert Hall created a revolutionary type of laser that is still used in many of the electronic appliances and

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

As an Electrical Engineering PhD student at Yale University, one of Jin-Ping Han’s projects turned from a failure to

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