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James Allison

James Allison

Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy

James Allison invented immune checkpoint blockade therapy. His pioneering work brought immunotherapy into mainstream medicine as an effective…
Inducted in: 2024
Born:
U.S. Patent No.: 5,811,097
Steven Sasson

Steven Sasson

Digital Camera

Steve Sasson invented the digital camera, changing the future of photography and transforming an industry.Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Sasson…
Inducted in: 2011
Born:
U.S. Patent No.: 4,131,919
Frederick McKinley Jones

Frederick McKinley Jones

Mobile Refrigeration

Frederick McKinley Jones invented the first successful system for mobile refrigeration. His invention eliminated the far less effective use of ice…
Inducted in: 2007
Born:
U.S. Patent No.: 2,303,857
Died:
Military Service: U.S. Army
Bantval Jayant Baliga

Bantval Jayant Baliga

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor

B. Jayant Baliga invented the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a semiconductor power switch that has reduced gasoline consumption by 10% and…
Inducted in: 2016
Born:
U.S. Patent Nos.: 4,969,028, 5,998,833
Ernest Orlando Lawrence

Ernest Orlando Lawrence

Cyclotron

Ernest Orlando Lawrence invented the cyclotron, a particle accelerator that uses a strong magnetic field to bend the path of charged particles, or…
Inducted in: 1982
Born:
U.S. Patent No.: 1,948,384
Died: