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From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
Hungarian-American MIT inventor Mária Telkes and American architect Eleanor Raymond created, in 1947, the Dover Sun House, the first house powered by solar energy. Wrinkle-free fiber Wrinkle-free fiber invented by Ruth R. Benerito The invention was said to have "saved the cotton industry".
A. Gas centrifuge; A Manufacturing Language; Abel Axe; Aberdeen chronograph; Abraham Lincoln's patent; Acrylic paint; Active Denial System; Active pen; Active-pixel sensor
Valentyn Glushko (1908–1989), Russia – hypergolic propellant, electric propulsion, Soviet rocket engines (including world's most powerful liquid-fuel rocket engine RD-170) Heinrich Göbel (1818–1893), Germany – incandescent lamp; Leonid Gobyato (1875–1915), Russia – man-portable mortar; Robert Goddard (1882–1945), U.S. – liquid ...
Image credits: Sasha Weilbaker #4 Wind Blades. Humpback Whales are one of the largest weighing animals of the world, yet they are profound swimmers, which attributes down to its flippers (fins).
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
Some names such as Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace are widely known, many other women have been active inventors and innovators in a wide range of interests and applications, contributing important developments to the world in which we live. [2] [3] The following is a list of notable women innovators and inventors displayed by country.
The informative, well-framed and entertaining "Benjamin Franklin," premiering Monday on PBS, explores the life and times of our most colorful founder. Ben Franklin was the most famous American of ...