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	Browse inventors by last name: Babcock , George Steam Generator Babcock , Alpheus Cast-Iron Piano Frame Baekeland , Leo Hendrik Bakelite Leo Hendrik Baekeland is cited for his research in electric insulation . . . . Baer , Ralph Television Gaming and Training Apparatus Engineer Ralph Baer, a pioneer in the field of interactive video games . . . . Bagley , Rodney D. Catalytic Converter Bagley developed the extrusion die and process that made a thin-walled . . . . Baldwin , Matthias Steam Locomotive Matthias Baldwin built America's first great locomotive. The nation's . . . . Banks , Robert HDPE and Polypropylene Plastics Robert Banks and fellow research chemist Paul Hogan were working for P . . . . Banting , Frederick Isolated, Purified Insulin Millions of diabetics owe their lives to Frederick Banting's idea and . . . . Baran , Paul Digital Packet Switching Paul Baran developed a fundamental concept behind today's advanced com . . . . Bardeen , John Transistor Physicists John Bardeen, William B. Shockley, and Walter Brattain shar . . . . Bateman , C. Donald Ground Proximity Warning System C. Donald Bateman has saved the lives of countless airplane passengers . . . . Beard , Andrew Jenny coupler for railroad cars Beckman , Arnold O. pH Meter Arnold O. Beckman invented a pH meter for measuring acidity and alkali . . . . Begun , S. Joseph Magnetic Recording Semi Joseph Begun was a pioneer of magnetic recording. He developed t . . . . Bell , Alexander Graham Telephone / Telegraphy Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone grew out of his research into ways to improve the telegraph. On April 6, 1875, Bell was granted the patent for the multiple telegraph, which sent two signals at the same time. In September 1875 he began to write the specifications for the telephone. On March 7, 1876, the . . . . Benerito , Ruth Wrinkle Free Cotton Method for Producing Cotton Fabrics Through partial Esterification Bennett , Willard H. Radio Frequency Mass Spectrometer Willard Harrison Bennett pioneered the field of plasma physics and inv . . . . Berliner , Emile Gramophone / Microphone Emile Berliner invented the microphone that became part of the first B . . . . Bessemer , Henry Bessemer Process Best , Charles Purified Insulin Bigelow , Erastus Power loom Binney , Edwin Manufacturing Lamp Black Binnig , Gerd Karl Scanning Tunneling Microscope Since the invention of the first microscope, scientists have searched . . . . Bird , Forrest M. Respirator / Ventilator On television every week in the 1960s, Dr. Kildare committed himself t . . . . Birden , John H. Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator John Birden and Ken Jordan built and developed the first radioisotope . . . . Birdseye , Clarence Frozen Foods In 1924 Birdseye launched General Seafoods to sell frozen fish. Two ye . . . . Biro , Laszlo Josef Ballpoint Pen Bitzer , Donald L. Plasma Display Black , Harold Stephen Negative Feedback Amplifier Research engineer Harold S. Black revolutionized telecommunications by . . . . Blake , Eli Whitney Machine for Crushing Stone Blanchard , Helen Zig Zag sewing machine Blanchard , Thomas Pattern lathe Thomas Blanchard devised a machine that transformed gun manufacturing . . . . Blodgett , Katharine Burr Langmuir-Blodgett films Blum , Samuel LASIK Eye Surgery Samuel Blum was working with Rangaswamy Srinivasan and James Wynne at . . . . Blumberg , Baruch S. Vaccine for Hepatitis B Baruch Blumberg discovered an antigen in 1963 that detected the presen . . . . Bogardus , James Iron Buildings Bohlin , Nils I. Safety Belt Borden Jr. , Gail Process for condensing milk Bosch , Karl Process of Producing Ammonia Bose , Amar Feedback Control Feedback Control Bower , Robert Field-Effect Device with Insulated Gate; Self Aligned Gate MOSFET Robert Bower invented the Field-effect Device with Insulated Gate know . . . . Boyden , Seth Process for making malleable iron Boyer , Herb Genetic Engineering Herb Boyer was with the University of California, San Francisco when h . . . . Boyle , Willard Charge-coupled device Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the charge-coupled devic . . . . Bradley , Milton Game board Brandenberger , Jacques Cellophane Brannock , Charles F. Foot Measuring Device Brattain , Walter H. Transistor Physicists John Bardeen, William B. Shockley, and Walter Brattain shar . . . . Brill , Yvonne C. Electrothermal Hydrazine Resistojet Yvonne Brill is known for her innovations in rocket propulsion. Her mo . . . . Brown , Garrett W. Steadicam Camera Stabilizer Brown , Rachel Fuller Nystatin (Antifungal / Antibiotic) The world's first useful antifungal antibiotic, nystatin, was developed through a long-distance scientific collaboration. Working as researchers for the . . . . Browning , John Moses Breech-Loading Firearm Brush , Charles Arc lamp for street lighting Bundy , Francis P. Diamond Synthesis Francis Bundy, along with Tracy Hall, Robert Wentorf and Herbert Stron . . . . Burbank , Luther Peach and Fruit During a lifetime devoted to plant breeding, Luther Burbank developed . . . . Burckhalter , Joseph H. Isothiocyanate Compounds (Antigen) Antibodies are the body's protectors. When antigens, such as bacteria . . . . Burroughs , William Seward Calculator William Seward Burroughs invented the first practical adding and listi . . . . Burton , William Meriam Catalytic Cracking Chemist and oil industry executive William Meriam Burton recognized th . . . . Bush , Vannevar Differential Analyzer