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Jennifer Doudna
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
Biochemist Jennifer Doudna and microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier co-invented the gene-editing system CRISPR-Cas9, a technology for editing DNA…
Elisha Gray
Telegraphic Instruments
Elisha Gray made many contributions to the telegraph and telephone industries, including his invention of the telautograph, a forerunner of the…
Alice Stoll
Fire-Resistant Fibers and Fabrics
Alice Stoll, a research physiologist and pioneer in aerospace medicine, led the development of fire-resistant fabrics in the 1960s. Her work made it…
Ruth Benerito
Wrinkle-Free Cotton
Ruth Rogan Benerito was a visionary chemist and inventor who made important contributions in the textile, wood and paper industries. She is most…
Angela Hartley Brodie
Aromatase Inhibitors
Angela Hartley Brodie discovered and developed a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors, which are among the leading therapies against breast…
Howard S. Jones Jr.
Conformal Antennas
Howard Jones invented conformal antennas – lightweight antennas found in rockets, missiles and spacecraft. His innovations in antenna technology…
Elijah McCoy
Automatic Engine Lubricator
Elijah McCoy invented an automatic engine lubricator used for trains and other heavy equipment. Previously, engines had to be stopped before…
Louis Keller
Bobcat® Skid-Steer Loader
Louis Keller and his brother Cyril Keller invented the world’s first compact loader and helped launch the compact equipment industry in the late…
Amar Bose
Feedback Control
Amar Bose was a pioneer in modern acoustics. Both an electrical engineer and a sound engineer, he advanced the electronics industry with…
James Allison
Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
James Allison invented immune checkpoint blockade therapy. His pioneering work brought immunotherapy into mainstream medicine as an effective…
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…
Edith Clarke
Graphical Calculator
Pioneering electrical engineer Edith Clarke invented a graphical calculator that greatly simplified the calculations necessary to determine the…
Charles Thiel
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Charles Thiel, George Maison and Irving Porush invented the first pressurized metered dose inhaler (MDI) for the management of asthma and other lung…
Gebisa Ejeta
Sorghum Hybrids
Plant geneticist Gebisa Ejeta developed higher-quality sorghum hybrids that are resistant to drought and disease. By increasing the production and…
Elizabeth Lee Hazen
Nystatin (Antifungal/Antibiotic)
Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Fuller Brown created the first useful antifungal antibiotic, nystatin, through a long-distance scientific…
Mildred Dresselhaus
Superlattice Structures for Thermoelectric Devices
Renowned physicist Mildred Dresselhaus led pioneering work on carbon and its thermal and electrical properties. Known as the "Queen of Carbon Science…
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…
Louis Argenta
Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®)
Louis Argenta and Michael Morykwas co-invented the medical device known as Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C.). Using controlled suction to draw excess…
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…
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…