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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…
Ernst F. W. Alexanderson
High-Frequency Alternator
Ernst Alexanderson was the General Electric Company engineer whose high-frequency alternator gave America its start in the field of radio…
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.…
Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield
CT Scan
In the late 1960s, Godfrey Hounsfield began developing computer-assisted tomography, or CAT scanning, an improved form of diagnostic imaging. At…
Louis Stevens
Data Storage Machine
Louis Stevens, working with William Goddard and John Lynott and a team of engineers, invented a unique magnetic disk storage device. Their disk drive…
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…
Donald L. Bitzer
Plasma Display
In the mid-1960s, Don Bitzer, Gene Slottow, and graduate student Robert Willson worked together to create the first plasma display.Bitzer was a…
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…
William D. Coolidge
X-Ray
William D. Coolidge's name is inseparably linked with the X-ray tube -- popularly called the "Coolidge tube." This invention completely…
Warren Marrison
Quartz Clock
In the early 20th century, as telephone wires carried more messages and radio broadcasting matured, maintaining stable electrical frequencies and…
Eger V. Murphree
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Eger Murphree, former president of Exxon Research & Engineering Co. (ER&E), was one of four Exxon inventors who created the fluid catalytic…
William Sellers
Improvement in Boring Mills
William Sellers built machines that helped facilitate the American Industrial Revolution.
Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Sellers received a…
Jay W. Forrester
Random Access Memory
Jay W. Forrester was a pioneer in early digital computer development and invented random-access, coincident-current magnetic storage, which became…
Ray Dolby
Dolby Noise Reduction
Ray Dolby revolutionized the audio industry in the 1960s by inventing the Dolby System, which electronically reduced the pervasive "hiss" from analog…
Edward Weston
Portable Voltmeter
Edward Weston advanced the nascent electrical industry by inventing portable electrical measuring instruments that were known worldwide for their…
Haren Gandhi
Automotive Exhaust Catalysts
Advanced emission-control technology in the late 20th century created cleaner air worldwide, thanks to the introduction of the catalytic converter…
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…
Gottlieb Daimler
Design of Automobile and Motorcycle Engines
In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler, with the help of Wilhelm Maybach, developed the forerunner of the modern gas engine by advancing Nicolaus Otto's oil-…
Ole Evinrude
Outboard Motor
Ole Evinrude conceived, designed, and manufactured the first practical, commercially successful outboard motor. His first design, a 1 1/2 horsepower…
Leroy Grumman
Retractable Landing Gear; Folding Wing
Leroy Grumman invented a unique folding-wing mechanism that advanced the safety and versatility of carrier-based naval aircraft, and more than…
Robert M. Metcalfe
Ethernet
Robert Metcalfe invented, standardized, and commercialized Ethernet. Developed as a way to link the computers at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (…
Henry M. Leland
Interchangeable Parts for Automobiles
Henry M. Leland was an inventor, machinist, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur who not only founded two leading American automobile luxury brands…
Jaap C. Haartsen
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Jaap Haartsen led the invention of Bluetooth® wireless technology. Used worldwide, Bluetooth allows a seemingly endless array of devices to…
Henry Phillips
Phillips Screw
The significance of the crosshead or Phillips screw lies in its self-centering property. In 1933, Henry Phillips purchased the rights to a socket…
Ioannis V. Yannas
Regenerated Skin
Ioannis Yannas and John Burke developed the first commercially reproducible artificial skin that encouraged and facilitated new growth. Their…