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Samuel Slater
Spinning Machine
Samuel Slater introduced the first water-powered cotton mill to the United States. This invention revolutionized the textile industry and was…
Frank J. Sprague
Electric Street Car
Hailed during his lifetime as the "Father of Electric Traction," Frank Sprague's achievements in horizontal transportation were paralleled by equally…
Eugene Sullivan
PYREX® Brand Cookware
Eugene C. Sullivan left the U.S. Geological Survey and came to Corning where he founded the Corning Glass Works' research lab in 1908. With degrees…
Leo Szilard
Nuclear Fission
Leo Szilard, working with Enrico Fermi, was awarded a patent for the nuclear fission reactor in 1955. He made significant contributions to the fields…
Eli Terry
Clock
A native of East Windsor, Connecticut, Eli Terry had his start in the clock-making business in a series of apprenticeships where he manufactured both…
John H. Thomas
Fiberglass
Jack Thomas, Dale Kleist, and Games Slayter invented the process for making glass fiber insulation in commercial quantities. Fiberglass insulation is…
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…
Steven Van Slyke
Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED)
Steven Van Slyke and Ching Wan Tang pioneered the organic light emitting diode, or OLED, an advance in flat-screen displays found in computers,…
Luis von Ahn
reCAPTCHA
Computer scientist Luis von Ahn co-invented the website security program CAPTCHA, or Completely Automated Public Turing test for telling Computers…
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…
Rollin Henry White
Steam Generator; Controlled Differential
Rollin H. White contributed to the development of steam generation in early automobiles and trucks. He also designed and sold crawler tractors under…
Steve Wozniak
Personal Computer
Steve Wozniak invented the personal computer (PC) and founded Apple Computer Inc. with Steve Jobs. With the introduction of the Apple I and Apple II…
James J. Wynne
Excimer Laser Surgery
James Wynne is co-inventor of a process using a short pulse ultraviolet laser to etch tissue in minute increments and in a highly controlled fashion…
Ioannis V. Yannas
Regenerated Skin
Ioannis Yannas and John Burke developed the first commercially reproducible artificial skin that encouraged and facilitated new growth. Their…
Frank Zybach
Center-Pivot Irrigation
In the mid-20th century, Nebraska farmer Frank Zybach invented center-pivot irrigation and transformed agricultural production worldwide. Using…
William Nebergall
Stannous Fluoride Toothpaste
Dentist and biochemist Joseph Muhler and inorganic chemist William Nebergall developed a cavity-preventing product using stannous fluoride, building…
Peter C. Goldmark
Long-Playing (LP) Record
Peter Goldmark invented the long-playing (LP) record that dominated the recorded music industry for forty years. As an engineer for CBS Laboratories…
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…
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…
Lee de Forest
Audion Amplifier
In the early 1900s, the great requirement for further development of radio was an efficient and delicate detector of electromagnetic radiation. Lee…
Warren Marrison
Quartz Clock
In the early 20th century, as telephone wires carried more messages and radio broadcasting matured, maintaining stable electrical frequencies and…
Thomas Midgley, Jr.
Ethyl Gasoline
Thomas Midgley solved the problem of engine knock by creating tetraethyl lead gasoline. His gasoline allowed high performance engines to operate…
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Shoe-Lasting Machine
Jan Matzeliger invented the automatic shoe-lasting machine, mechanizing the complex process of joining a shoe sole to its upper, and revolutionizing…
Gerald L. Pearson
Silicon Solar Cell
Gerald Pearson's fundamental research in semiconductor materials led to the invention, with Daryl Chapin and Calvin Fuller, of the silicon solar cell…
Lewis Hastings Sarett
Synthetic Cortisone
Chemist Lewis Hastings Sarett prepared a synthetic version of the hormone cortisone, which was soon demonstrated as an effective treatment against…