Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kálmán Tihanyi (1897–1947), Hungary – co-inventor of cathode-ray tube and iconoscope, infrared video camera, plasma display Mikhail Tikhonravov (1900–1974), Russia – co-developer of Sputnik 1 (the first artificial satellite) together with Korolyov and Keldysh , designer of further Sputniks
However, other inventors before Bell had worked on the development of the telephone and the invention had several pioneers. [431] 1877: Thomas Edison invents the first working phonograph. [432] 1878: Henry Fleuss is granted a patent for the first practical rebreather. [433] 1878: Lester Allan Pelton invents the Pelton wheel.
The 100 known most prolific inventors based on worldwide utility patents are shown in the following table. While in many cases this is the number of utility patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it may include utility patents granted by other countries, as noted by the source references for an inventor.
American Genius is an American documentary series focusing on the lives of inventors and pioneers who have been responsible for major developments in their areas of expertise and helped shape the course of history.
The first person on Hart's list is the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Hart asserted that Muhammad was "supremely successful" in both the religious and secular realms, being responsible for both the foundations of Islam as well as the Early Muslim conquests uniting the Arabian Peninsula and eventually a wider caliphate after his death.
The MIT150 is a list published by the Boston Globe, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2011, listing 150 of the most significant innovators, inventions or ideas from MIT, its alumni, faculty, and related people and organizations in the 150 year history of the institute.
At a similar time, "YouTube Disco" was launched, a music discovery service. It closed in October 2014. [90] [91] YouTube's current headquarters in San Bruno, California (2010 to present) In January 2010, [92] YouTube introduced an online film rentals service which is currently available only to users in the US, Canada and the UK.
The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an American not-for-profit organization, founded in 1973, which recognizes individual engineers and inventors who hold a U.S. patent of significant technology. As of 2020, 603 inventors have been inducted, mostly constituting historic persons from the past three centuries, but including about 100 living ...