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Vannevar Bush
Differential Analyzer
In 1931, Vannevar Bush completed work on his most significant invention, the differential analyzer, a precursor to the modern computer. It used…
Wilson Greatbatch
Implantable Pacemaker
Wilson Greatbatch invented the cardiac pacemaker, an innovation selected in 1983 by the National Society of Professional Engineers as one of the two…
Alois A. Langer
Implantable Heart Defibrillator
Alois A. Langer was the engineer on the medical team that invented the first automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This device is…
J. Presper Eckert
ENIAC
J. Presper Eckert was co-inventor of ENIAC, introduced to the public at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946. ENIAC was considered a computer…
Rene Alphonse Higonnet
Photo Composing Machine
Rene Alphonse Higonnet and Louis Moyroud introduced the first phototypesetting machine that used photocomposition. Photocomposition greatly reduced…
Thomas R. Pickering
Improved Velocipede
Thomas Pickering's inventive genius allowed him to make significant engineering advancements. He is most known for his contributions to the steam-…
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…
Nils I. Bohlin
Safety Belt
Nils Bohlin, while with Volvo, invented the three-point safety belt, a standard in the modern automobile. Early tests showed that the belt was…
Willis Haviland Carrier
Air Conditioner
American engineer and inventor Willis Haviland Carrier developed the formulae and equipment that made air conditioning possible. Born near Angola in…
Yvonne Brill
Electrothermal Hydrazine Resistojet
Yvonne Brill was a revolutionary innovator in rocket propulsion. Her most important contributions are advancements in rocket propulsion systems for…
Marian Croak
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Technology
Engineer Marian Croak has worked on advancing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies, converting voice data into digital signals that can…
Stan Honey
Sports Broadcast Graphic Enhancements
A pioneer in the field of sports television graphics, Stan Honey has impacted the viewing experience of millions of sports fans. Innovations…
Bantval Jayant Baliga
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
B. Jayant Baliga invented the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a semiconductor power switch that has reduced gasoline consumption by 10% and…
James Truchard
Virtual Instrumentation - LabVIEW™
In 1986, James Truchard and Jeff Kodosky introduced LabVIEW, a graphical programming language that enables user-defined testing, measurement and…
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…
Lynn Conway
Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)
Lynn Conway and NIHF Inductee Carver Mead invented VLSI, or Very Large-Scale Integration, which transformed the global microelectronics industry.…
James McEwen
Automatic Surgical Tourniquet
Biomedical engineer James McEwen invented the first microprocessor-controlled automatic surgical tourniquet system. Devices based on his innovations…
Henry Samueli
Broadband Communications
Electrical engineer Henry Samueli advanced broadband communications, creating solutions that enabled affordable, high-speed digital data transmission…
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…
Edmund O. Schweitzer III
Digital Protective Relay
Edmund O. Schweitzer III invented the first microprocessor-based digital protective relay, revolutionizing the performance of electric power systems…
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…
Edwin Howard Armstrong
FM Radio
The inventions of engineer Edwin Howard Armstrong were so important that to this day every radio or television set makes use of one or more of his…
Eric R. Fossum
CMOS Active Pixel Image Sensor Camera-on-a-Chip
Eric Fossum invented the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) active pixel sensor camera-on-a-chip, the miniaturized camera technology that…
Stanley Macomber
Open Web Joist
Stanley Macomber was born in Ida Grove, Iowa, receiving his early education locally and at Annapolis Naval Preparatory Academy. He received a B.S. in…
John T. Parsons
Numerical Control
John Parsons changed the control of machines and industrial processes from an imprecise craft to an exact science, spawning a second industrial…