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R. Rox Anderson
Laser Dermatology
Physician Rox Anderson developed laser-based treatments and procedures now commonly used in medical care to remove birthmarks, scars and other skin…
Iver Anderson
Lead-Free Solder
Iver Anderson invented lead-free solder, a revolutionary tin, silver and copper alternative to traditional tin and lead solder. Anderson's solder has…
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson
High-Frequency Alternator
Ernst Alexanderson was the General Electric Company engineer whose high-frequency alternator gave America its start in the field of radio…
Mary Anderson
Windshield Wiper
While touring New York City in a trolley car on a snowy day in the early 1900s, Mary Anderson conceived her idea of a windshield wiper blade that…
Mary Florence Potts
Cold-Handle Sad Iron
Mary Florence Potts invented an improved sad iron, which was lighter and offered a cooler, more ergonomic handle. Beginning in the 1870s, it was…
Mary-Dell Chilton
Transgenic Plant
Mary-Dell Chilton was one of the founders of modern plant biotechnology. She led the research team that produced the first transgenic, or genetically…
Mary Dixon Kies
Process for Weaving Straw With Silk or Thread
Mary Dixon Kies was the first woman to apply for and receive a U.S. patent in her own name. Her patent, issued May 5, 1809, was for an innovative…
Mary Engle Pennington
Food Preservation and Storage
Mary Engle Pennington was a pioneer in the safe preservation, handling, storage and transportation of perishable foods. A bacteriological chemist,…
Emil J Freireich
Continuous-Flow Blood Cell Separator
Oncologist Emil J Freireich and engineer George Judson developed the first continuous-flow blood cell separator. Machines based on their invention…
Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Medical Devices for Low-Resource Settings
Rebecca Richards-Kortum develops low-cost, high-performance medical technologies for poor communities where standard medical equipment isn't an…
Edward Sisler
1-MCP for Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Freshness
Edward Sisler, a biochemist at North Carolina State University (NCSU), had been studying the various aspects of ethylene physiology and biochemistry…
Edith Clarke
Graphical Calculator
Pioneering electrical engineer Edith Clarke invented a graphical calculator that greatly simplified the calculations necessary to determine the…
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…
James Allison
Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
James Allison invented immune checkpoint blockade therapy. His pioneering work brought immunotherapy into mainstream medicine as an effective…
J. Roger P. Angel
Lightweight Mirrors for Astronomical Telescopes
Roger Angel designs and builds optics for astronomical research, and recently, also for more economical solar energy. He is best known for very large…
Karl Bacon
Tubular Steel Track Roller Coaster
Karl Bacon and Ed Morgan engineered the world’s first tubular steel track roller coaster. Matterhorn Bobsleds debuted in 1959 at Disneyland in…
Ralph H. Baer
Video Games
Engineer Ralph Baer, a pioneer in the field of interactive video games, invented what became known as the Magnavox Odyssey Home Video Game System. In…
John Charnley
Acetabular Sockets
Sir John Charnley invented low-frictional torque arthroplasty, or LFA, the hip replacement surgery that has relieved the pain and restored the…
John Gibbon
Heart-Lung Machine
Dr. John Gibbon developed a heart-lung machine that he used in 1953 to successfully complete the first open-heart operation. Because of the…
Francis Hamilton
Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (Mark I)
Frank Hamilton, along with Benjamin Durfee, assisted IBM's Clair Lake in developing the large-scale calculator conceived by Harvard's Howard Aiken.…
Virginia Holsinger
Dairy Product Innovations
Virginia Holsinger made healthier dairy products accessible worldwide. Her research on enzymes and digestion not only advanced the dairy industry but…
Frederic Eugene Ives
Color Photography
Frederic Ives was a pioneer of color and stereoscopic photography, and demonstrated a system of natural color photography at the 1885 Novelties…
George Judson
Continuous-Flow Blood Cell Separator
Engineer George Judson and oncologist Emil J Freireich developed the first continuous-flow blood cell separator, advancing the treatment of leukemia…
Clarence Kemp
Passive Solar Water Heater
In 1881, Clarence Kemp founded the C.M. Kemp Manufacturing Company in Baltimore to manufacture many products of his own design, including valves,…
Maurus Logan
Ty-Rap® Cable Ties
Electrical engineer Maurus Logan invented cable ties to address worker safety and wiring installation inefficiencies in the aviation industry. Now a…