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Maxime Faget
Space Capsule Design
Max Faget conceived and designed the first space capsule, Mercury, from which the designs for the Gemini capsule and the Apollo command and service…
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Frank J. Cepollina
Satellite Servicing Techniques
The success of the Hubble Space Telescope is due to NASA's ability to repair and upgrade Earth-orbiting spacecraft via the space shuttle. Since its…
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George R. Carruthers
Far Ultraviolet Electrographic Camera
George Carruthers invented the Far Ultraviolet Electrographic Camera. This camera uses ultraviolet light to study Earth's upper atmosphere, stars,…
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George Edward Alcorn
X-ray Spectrometer
George Alcorn is a pioneering physicist and engineer noted for his aerospace and semiconductor inventions. His X-ray imaging spectrometer, patented…
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Howard S. Jones, Jr.
Conformal Antennas
Howard Jones invented the conformal antenna, a type of antenna found in applications including rockets, missiles, and spacecraft. His innovations in…
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Philippe Horvath
CRISPR-Enhanced Food Products
Molecular biologists Philippe Horvath and Rodolphe Barrangou discovered that CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) and…
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Asad Madni
MEMS Gyroscope for Aerospace and Automotive Safety
Asad Madni led the development and commercialization of the MEMS gyroscope for aerospace and automotive safety. Commercialized as the GyroChip and…
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Rodolphe Barrangou
CRISPR-Enhanced Food Products
Molecular biologists Rodolphe Barrangou and Philippe Horvath discovered that CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)…
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Kenneth C. Jordan
Radioisotopic Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)
Ken Jordan worked as a nuclear physicist at Monsanto's Mound Laboratory for 36 years, and in 1954, he and colleague John Birden invented the…
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Calvin Fuller
Silicon Solar Cell
Chemist Calvin Fuller co-invented the silicon solar cell with physicists Daryl Chapin and Gerald Pearson. Building on Albert Einstein's theories…
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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…
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Lorenzo L. Langstroth
Beehive
Lorenzo Langstroth invented the modern beehive in 1851, enabling a greater production of honey. The domesticated honeybee's honey is not just a food…
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Lonnie Johnson
Super Soaker®
Engineer and entrepreneur Lonnie Johnson is the inventor of the Super Soaker®, a best-selling toy generating well over $1 billion in sales over its…
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Robert Hutchings Goddard
Solid Fuel Rockets
Robert Hutchings Goddard pioneered modern rocketry and space flight and founded a whole field of science and engineering. Born in Worcester,…
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Theophilus Van Kannel
Revolving Door
In 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel invented the revolving door, a design that characterized the entrance of modern skyscrapers.
The revolving door…
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Edwin A. Link
Flight Simulator
Edwin A. Link had an impact on aerospace and hydrospace few will match. His contributions to aviation are unparalleled. He invented the first…
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Willard S. Boyle
Charge-Coupled Device
Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the charge-coupled device (CCD), a light-sensitive microchip that enabled dramatic advances in digital…
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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…
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Charles Stark Draper
Stabilizing Gyroscope
Aeronautical engineer and university professor Charles Stark Draper developed gyroscope systems that stabilized and balanced gunsights and bombsights…
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Willard H. Bennett
Radio Frequency Mass Spectrometer
Willard Harrison Bennett pioneered the field of plasma physics and invented the radio frequency mass spectrometer. Born in Findlay, Ohio, Bennett…
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Robert Bryant
LaRC-SI (Langley Research Center-Soluble Imide)
NASA chemist Robert Bryant developed a polymer called LaRC-SI (Langley Research Center-Soluble Imide), taking it from laboratory discovery to…
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William Seward Burroughs
Calculator
William Seward Burroughs invented the first practical adding and listing machine. Born in Rochester, New York, Burroughs began his career as a bank…
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John Birden
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)
John Birden and Ken Jordan built and developed the first radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) while working at Monsanto's Mound Laboratory in…
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Cyril Keller
Bobcat® Skid-Steer Loader
Brothers Cyril and Louis Keller played a key role in launching the compact equipment industry in the late 1950s and early 1960s with their invention…
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Oliver Joseph Lodge
Electric Telegraphy
Physicist Oliver Lodge made several important technological contributions, most notably his advancement of wireless telegraphy.
Lodge's invention of…