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The 2006 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees
This year, in addition to its traditional class of inductees,
the National Inventors Hall of Fame is inducting a group of historically significant inventors who have long been deserving of recognition.
National
Inventors Hall of Fame Fact Sheet
Press
Release for National Inventors Hall of Fame 2006 Inductees
Traditional Inductee
Group
Willard Boyle, George Smith: Charge-coupled device
Vinton Cerf, Robert Kahn: Internet Protocol
Robert Gore: ePTFE,
known by the GORE-TEX® brand name
Ali Javan: Helium-neon
laser
Robert Langer, Jr.: Controlled
drug delivery
Julio Palmaz: Intravascular
stent
Historical Group
(Inventors
highlighted in blue have additional information immediately
available.)
Herman
A. Affel
Andrew
Beard (1849-1921), Jenny coupler for railroad cars
Erastus Bigelow (1814-1879), Power loom
Helen Blanchard (1840 - 1922), Zig Zag Sewing Machine
Thomas Blanchard (1788-1864), Pattern lathe
Gail Borden, Jr. (1801-1874), Process for condensing milk
Karl
Bosch
Seth Boyden (1788 - 1870), Process for Making Malleable Iron
Milton Bradley (1836-1911), Game board
Jacques Brandenberger (1872-1954), Cellophane
Charles Brush (1849-1929), Arc lamp for street lighting
Edward Calahan (1838 - 1912), Stock Ticker
Josephine Cochran (1839 -1913), Dishwasher
Samuel Colt (1814-1862), Revolver with interchangeable parts
Peter Cooper (1792 - 1883) First Steam Locomotive Built in America
George Corliss (1817 -1888), Improvements in the Steam Engine
Martha Coston (1826 -1904), Signal Flares Used by Ships
Eckley Coxe (1839-1895), Travelling grate furnace
Gottleib Daimler (1834 -1900), Design of Automobile and Motorcycle Engines
John Dunlop (1840 -1921), Pneumatic Tire for Cycles
Lloyd
Espenschied
Moses Farmer (1820-1893), Electric fire alarm system
Harvey Firestone (1868 - 1938), Pneumatic Rubber Tires
John Fitch (1743 - 1798), Steamboat
Robert Fulton (1765 - 1815), Steamboat
Joseph Glidden (1813-1906), Barbed wire
Zénobe Gramme (1826 - 1901), Direct-Current Dynamo
Fritz
Haber
Andrew Hallidie (1836 - 1900), Cable Car
Beulah Henry (1887 -1973) Various Inventions for Daily Use
Richard
M. Hoe
Alexander Holley (1832-1882), Steelmaking process in America
Birdsill Holly, Jr. (1820-1894), Modern day fire hydrant
Benjamin
Holt
George Hulett (1846 - 1923), Loading & Unloading Machine
Walter Hunt (1796-1859), Safety pin
John Hyatt (1837 - 1920), Celluloid
Simon Ingersoll (1818-1894), Steam powered rock drill
John Kellogg (1852-1943), Breakfast cereal
Mary Dixon Kies (1752 - 1837), Process for Weaving Straw with Silk or Thread
Dale
Kleist
Margaret Knight (1838 - 1914), Machine for Making Flat Bottom Paper Bags
Lewis Latimer (1848-1928), Filament for electric light bulb
John
Mason (1832-1916), Mason jar
Jan Matzeliger (1852 - 1889), Shoe-Lasting Machine
Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), Maxim gun; smokeless gunpowder
Lewis Miller (1829-1899), Combine harvester
Charles Page (1812-1868), High-voltage induction coil
William Painter (1838 - 1906), Bottle Cap
Lester Pelton (1829 - 1908), Waterwheel
Gregory
G. Pincus
George Pullman (1831-1897), Pullman car
Joseph Saxton (1799-1873), Measuring instruments
Russell
Games Slayter
James Spangler (1848 - 1915), Portable Electric Vacuum Cleaner
Frank Sprague (1857-1934), Electric street car
John Stevens (1749 - 1838), Steam-Powered Transportation
Almon Strowger (1839 - 1902), Automatic Telephone Dialing System
Gideon Sundback (1880 -1954), Modern Zipper
Ambrose Swasey (1846-1937), Telescope
Charles Tainter (1854 - 1940), Sound-Recording Instruments
John
H. Thomas
Elihu
Thomson
William
Erastus Upjohn
Lewis Waterman (1837 - 1901), Fountain Pen
Edward Weston (1850 - 1936), Portable Voltmeter
Alexander Winton (1860-1932), Automobile, bicycle, and diesel applications
Granville
T. Woods
Linus Yale, Jr. (1821-1868), Door lock
Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), Rigid airship
The group of
70 deceased inventors
will be recognized as inductees in the Hall of Fame at a ceremony
taking place on May 5, 2006 that will focus on posthumous
recognition. Also to
be recognized at that ceremony are the deceased inventors whose
names were originally announced in February.
On May 6, 2006, this year’s living inductees will be
honored. To see a
complete list of the 2006 honorees, visit www.invent.org/2006induction.
For media inquiries, contact media@invent.org
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more about the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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