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Sara Blakely
SPANX® Shapewear
Sara Blakely invented footless control top pantyhose and created the Spanx brand, which has revolutionized and become synonymous with shapewear.…
John R. Adler Jr.
CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Neurosurgeon John Adler invented the CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) system, which enabled precision robotic, image-guided therapeutic…
David Huang
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
David Huang, James Fujimoto and Eric Swanson invented a revolutionary method for imaging the internal structures of body tissue with unprecedented…
Evelyn Berezin
Computer Systems for Business Use
Evelyn Berezin was an expert in logic design and data transmission. She designed one of the earliest computer reservations systems for airlines and…
David Crosthwait
Heating and Ventilation System Design
David Crosthwait was a pioneer in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. He devoted his career, which included groundbreaking…
David A. Thompson
Magnetic Thin-Film Storage Head
IBM researchers David Thompson and Lubomyr Romankiw invented the first practical magnetic thin film storage heads in the late 1970s, creating new…
Radia Perlman
Robust Network Routing and Bridging
Radia Perlman has played a major role in driving the growth and development of the internet. Her best-known contribution is the Spanning Tree…
David Klenerman
Sequencing-by-Synthesis (SBS)
David Klenerman and Shankar Balasubramanian co-invented Sequencing-by-Synthesis (SBS). This Next Generation DNA Sequencing (NGS) method made possible…
Chieko Asakawa
Home Page Reader
Chieko Asakawa invented the Home Page Reader (HPR), the first practical voice browser to provide effective internet access for blind and visually…
Jokichi Takamine
Adrenaline (Adrenalin®)
Chemist and entrepreneur Jokichi Takamine was a biotechnology pioneer whose research led to the use of adrenaline in medicine. Also known as…
Eric Betzig
Photoactivated Localization Microscopy (PALM)
Eric Betzig and Harald Hess co-invented a super-resolution imaging technology called photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM), which allows…
David Wayne Cushman
Captopril
David Cushman and Miguel Ondetti synthesized captopril, an oral drug that significantly reduces hypertension in more than eighty percent of users and…
Alec Jeffreys
Genetic Fingerprinting
Alec Jeffreys invented genetic fingerprinting, a powerful technology that provided new insights for genetic researchers, and resolved life-or-death…
David Pall
Leukocyte Reduction Filter
David Pall received over 181 patents in the field of filtration. Among his most important inventions was a leukoreduction filter which makes blood…
David Walt
Microwell Arrays
David Walt created microwell arrays that could analyze thousands of genes simultaneously, revolutionizing the field of genetic analysis. His…
Edwin A. Link
Flight Simulator
Edwin A. Link had an impact on aerospace and hydrospace few will match. His contributions to aviation are unparalleled. He invented the first…
George Maison
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
George Maison, Irving Porush and Charles Thiel invented the first pressurized metered dose inhaler (MDI). Developed at Riker Laboratories and…
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…
James A. Parsons Jr.
Durimet 20 (Alloy 20) Stainless Steel Alloy
Metallurgist James A. Parsons Jr. invented Durimet 20, also known as Alloy 20, stainless steel alloy. Developed in the 1930s, this corrosion-…
Xiaowei Zhuang
Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM)
Xiaowei Zhuang introduced one of the most widely used methods of super-resolution imaging: stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy, or STORM.…
Stewart Adams
Ibuprofen
In the early 1950s, Stewart Adams, a pharmacologist at Boots Pure Drug Co. in England, was tasked with finding new treatments for rheumatoid…
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…
Lanny Smoot
Theatrical Technologies and Special Effects
At The Walt Disney Company, Lanny Smoot, with over 100 lifetime patents, has developed interactive attractions, special effects, new concepts for…
Eric Swanson
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Eric Swanson, James Fujimoto and David Huang invented optical coherence tomography (OCT), a groundbreaking method for imaging the internal structures…
William Stanley, Jr.
Induction Coil
William Stanley Jr. invented an array of electrical devices and is best known for designing the induction coil, the first practical transformer that…