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Edward J. Rosinski
Zeolite Catalyst for Catalytic Cracking
Edward J. Rosinski and Charles Plank produced a zeolite catalyst that increased the yield of gasoline by 40% from every barrel of oil run through a…
Frederick Banting
Isolated, Purified Insulin
Millions of diabetics owe their lives to Frederick Banting's idea and research. Working with fellow Canadians Charles Best and James Collip, Banting…
Samuel F. B. Morse
Telegraph
Samuel F.B. Morse, once a portrait painter, turned to inventing to make his fortune. Morse had little training in electricity but realized that…
James Collip
Isolated, Purified Insulin
The process for producing enough pure insulin for clinical trials was developed by James B. Collip, a biochemist who provided a key contribution to…
Wallace Coulter
Coulter Principle
One of the giant corporate players in the field of medical technology grew from a fundamental invention Wallace Coulter made in his basement in 1948…
Joseph F. Glidden
Barbed Wire
Joseph Glidden's innovative barbed wire was essential to the settlement of the American plains in the late nineteenth century. It proved to be an…
Harold A. Rosen
Geosynchronous Communications Satellite
Harold Rosen created the geosynchronous communications satellite. With an orbital period of 24 hours, it remains stationary in the sky and provides…
Frank Whittle
Jet Engine
By 1929, Frank Whittle had conceptualized the turbojet engine. The 1930s, however, proved challenging as he sought financial support and interest…
Hans J.P. von Ohain
Turbojet Engine
On the brink of World War II, Hans von Ohain developed a working turbojet engine in Germany, helping to catapult the aeronautical world into the next…
Maria Telkes
Solar Thermal Storage Systems
Maria Telkes was a highly respected innovator in solar energy. Throughout her career, she published widely on the topics of solar heating,…
Bradford Parkinson
Global Positioning System
Bradford Parkinson developed the Global Positioning System, a locational and navigational system that allows users to determine their location with…
John Pierce
Communications Satellite
John Pierce invented the first communications satellite, enabling radio waves to bounce from one ground-based station to another. Pierce learned from…
Margaret E. Knight
Machine for Making Flat-Bottom Paper Bags
Margaret Knight invented a machine that could automatically cut, fold and glue flat-bottomed paper bags. Her revolutionary invention enabled the mass…
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…
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…
Garrett W. Brown
Steadicam® Camera Stabilizer
Garrett Brown invented the Oscar-winning Steadicam® camera stabilizer, ushering in new technology that allowed movie and television directors and…