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Ryan Patterson

American Sign Language Translator/Glove

Sometimes it takes a young innovator’s fresh eyes and outsider’s perspective to come up with a unique solution to a lon

Les Paul

Solid-body Electric Guitar

One would be hard-pressed to find a guitar fan unfamiliar with the name Les Paul, who not only established himself as a

Lester Pelton

The Pelton Water Wheel

The California Gold Rush, which took place from 1848 through 1855, brought thousands of men and women from the eastern sta

John Pemberton

Coca-Cola

It’s difficult to imagine a world without Coca-Cola, the most popular soft drink on earth.

Radia Perlman

Spanning Tree Protocol

During the 1970s scientists and programmers were working hard on assembling the networks and technology to enable what

Sydney Pestka

Reverse Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC)

Though his name may be unfamiliar to some, the remarkable achievements that scientist and inventor Dr.

Van Phillips

Flex-Foot Prosthetics

Van Phillips, inventor of the Flex-Foot brand of prosthetic feet and limbs, turned a tragic moment into a revolutionary

Gregory Pincus

Birth Control Pill

Gregory Goodwin Pincus was one of the creators of the first effective birth-control pill.

Olivia Poole

Jolly Jumper

Mothers and babies around the world enjoy the soothing, bouncing motion of an ingenious swing known as the Jo

Jessie Pope

Thermostatically Controlled Curling Iron

Jessie T.

Ron Popeil

Household Products

Anyone who's a fan of television infomercials has undoubtedly spotted inventor Ron Popeil peddling his wares on air som

Emilie Porter

B-Chain Magainin Derivative

Biotechnologist Emilie Porter was fortunate enough to get involved in research very early on in her education.

Valdemar Poulsen

Telegraphone – Voicemail

The now taken-for-granted system of voicemail was made possible by the work of Danish inventor

George Pullman

Pullman Sleeper Railroad Car

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