Inventor Archive

Luis von Ahn is the co-founder and CEO of the l

Physician and inventor Gunther von Hagens created a remarkable technique for preserving human tissue after death.

Mathematician John von Neumann was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1903.

It may be hard to believe, but before the 1930s no one had ever had the pleasure of biting into a chocolate chip cookie

Few historical figures of the latter part of the 19th century fit the profile of inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Love it or hate it, the cultural significance of the psychedelic fixture known, as the lava lamp is hard to deny.

Hildreth “Hal” Walker, Jr.

Entrepreneur Jay Walker's accomplishments are somewhat unique in terms of how they fit in with the concept of invention

Moses Fleetwood Wal

RFID, or radio frequency identification technology, is an integral part of modern society, using the power of electromagne

An Wang was a p

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Robert Watson-Watt was born April 13, 1892 in Brechin, Sc

Chemist Dennis W.

Rufus Jack Weaver was a Navy veteran and Black in