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Charles Martin Hall
Manufacture of Aluminum
Charles Martin Hall discovered the electrolytic method of producing aluminum cheaply, bringing the metal into wide commercial use. As a young chemist…
Charles Stark Draper
Stabilizing Gyroscope
Aeronautical engineer and university professor Charles Stark Draper developed gyroscope systems that stabilized and balanced gunsights and bombsights…
Charles F. Brannock
Foot-Measuring Device
Charles Brannock invented the Brannock Device® for measuring feet, improving upon the traditional methods of foot measurement.
Born in Syracuse, New…
Charles Hard Townes
Maser
Charles Townes' invention of the maser, a device that amplifies electromagnetic waves, created a means for the sensitive reception of communications…
Charles Hull
Stereolithography (3D Printing)
Charles Hull is the inventor of stereolithography, the first commercial rapid prototyping technology commonly known as 3D printing. The earliest…
Charles Goodyear
Vulcanization of Rubber
Natural or India rubber, as it was once known, was of limited usefulness to industry. Rubber products melted in hot weather, froze and cracked in…
Charles W. Tyson
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Charles "Wes" Tyson and his three co-inventors at Exxon Research & Engineering Co. (ER&E), called the Four Horsemen, were part of the team…
Charles D. Kelman
Cataract Surgery
Dr. Charles Kelman is widely acknowledged as the leading innovator in the field of ophthalmology. His most celebrated achievement was the development…
Charles P. Ginsburg
Video Tape Recording
Charles Ginsburg led the research team at Ampex Corporation in developing the first practical videotape recorder (VTR). The system used a rapidly…
Charles Sumner Tainter
Sound-Recording Instruments
Charles Tainter invented various sound-recording instruments, including an improved version of Thomas Edison's phonograph known as the graphophone,…
Charles Richard (C.R.) Patterson
Carriages
Charles Richard (C.R.) Patterson was an inventor and entrepreneur whose successful carriage company, C.R. Patterson & Sons Co., evolved to become…
Charles Jenkins
Motion Picture Projector
Charles Jenkins was an innovator of early cinema and one of the first inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic…
Charles G. Page
High-Voltage Induction Coil
Charles Grafton Page invented the first high-voltage induction coil in 1836. The high-voltage induction coil became an important tool of scientific…
Charles H. Kaman
Rotor Control Mechanism for Helicopter
Aviation pioneer, entrepreneur, visionary, and humanitarian are all words that have been used to describe Charles H. Kaman.
Born in Washington, D.C…
Charles D. Seeberger
Escalator
Charles Seeberger was an inventor whose patented idea contributed to the development of the modern escalator.
Born in Oskaloosa, Iowa and employed…
Charles F. Brush
Arc Lamp for Street Lighting
Charles Brush perfected the system of electric arc lighting, making it practical for commercial use. He installed the first electric light system in…
Charles Franklin Kettering
Electrical Ignition System
Charles Franklin Kettering invented the first electrical ignition system and the self-starter for automobile engines and the first practical engine-…
Charles J. Plank
Zeolite Catalyst for Catalytic Cracking
Charles J. Plank and Edward Rosinski invented a zeolite catalyst commercially useful in the petroleum industry for the catalytic cracking of…
Charles Richard Drew
Blood Plasma Preservation
One of the world’s most impactful surgeons, educators and innovators, Charles Drew invented a safe way to store, process and transport blood plasma.…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Alternating Current
Without Charles Steinmetz's theories of alternating current, the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States in the early 20th…
Charles Best
Isolated, Purified Insulin
The youngest member of the team that provided life-saving treatment to diabetics started his historic work immediately after earning his bachelor's…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Laser
Arthur L. Schawlow was co-inventor of the laser. He worked with Charles H. Townes, who was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1976…
Thomas J. Armat
Vitascope
Thomas J. Armat was a pioneer of early cinema best known for the co-invention of the Edison Vitascope. His accomplishments include the development of…
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Snowmobile
Joseph-Armand Bombardier invented the Ski-Doo® snowmobile in 1959. It was the first mass-produced snow machine, and it launched snowmobiling as a…
Patricia Bath
Laserphaco Cataract Surgery
Dr. Patricia Bath invented laserphaco, a new device and technique to remove cataracts. It performed all steps of cataract removal: making the…