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Zenobe Theophile Gramme
Direct-Current Dynamo
Zenobe Theophile Gramme invented the first successful direct-current (DC) dynamo. His dynamo, or generator, produced much higher voltages than…
Frederick Novello
Thiazide Diuretics (Chlorothiazide)
In 1943, scientist Frederick Novello embarked on a 38-year career with Merck Sharp & Dohme, working on compounds for the development of new drugs…
Albert B. Dick
Duplicating Machine
Albert Dick, who founded the A.B. Dick Company in 1883, invented the mimeograph stencil in 1884 based on an early design by Thomas Edison. Dick…
Frederick Ellsworth Sickels
Valve for Steam Engines
Frederick Ellsworth Sickels is considered one of the pioneers of steam engines. Sickels, born in Gloucester County, New Jersey, invented an…
Paul Kollsman
Altimeter
In 1928, Paul Kollsman forever changed the way pilots would fly. By introducing the first accurate barometric altimeter, an instrument used to…
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…
William Stanley, Jr.
Induction Coil
William Stanley Jr. invented an array of electrical devices and is best known for designing the induction coil, the first practical transformer that…
Rory Cooper
Wheelchair Technology
Biomedical engineer Rory Cooper developed innovations in wheelchair technology that have improved manual and electric wheelchairs, and advanced the…
Jennifer Doudna
CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
Biochemist Jennifer Doudna and microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier co-invented the gene-editing system CRISPR-Cas9, a technology for editing DNA…
Alice Stoll
Fire-Resistant Fibers and Fabrics
Alice Stoll, a research physiologist and pioneer in aerospace medicine, led the development of fire-resistant fabrics in the 1960s. Her work made it…
Angela Hartley Brodie
Aromatase Inhibitors
Angela Hartley Brodie discovered and developed a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors, which are among the leading therapies against breast…
Louis Keller
Bobcat® Skid-Steer Loader
Louis Keller and his brother Cyril Keller invented the world’s first compact loader and helped launch the compact equipment industry in the late…
James Allison
Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
James Allison invented immune checkpoint blockade therapy. His pioneering work brought immunotherapy into mainstream medicine as an effective…
Steven Sasson
Digital Camera
Steve Sasson invented the digital camera, changing the future of photography and transforming an industry.Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Sasson…
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…
Ernest Orlando Lawrence
Cyclotron
Ernest Orlando Lawrence invented the cyclotron, a particle accelerator that uses a strong magnetic field to bend the path of charged particles, or…