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National Inventors Hall of Fame
133 connected Legacies
Herman AffelHerman Andrew Affel (August 4, 1893 – October 13, 1972) was an American electrical engineer who invented the…Ernst AlexandersonErnst Frederick Werner Alexanderson (Swedish: [ɛʂnt alɛkˈsandɛʂɔn]; January 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975) was a Swedish-American electrical…Samuel Leeds AllenSamuel Leeds Allen (May 5, 1841 – March 28, 1918) was the founder of S.L. Allen & Company…Mary AndersonMary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953) was an American inventor and entrepreneur credited with…Thomas ArmatThomas J. Armat (October 25, 1866 – September 30, 1948) was an American mechanic and inventor, a pioneer…George Herman BabcockGeorge Herman Babcock (June 17, 1832 – December 16, 1893) was an American inventor. He and Stephen Wilcox…Leo BaekelandLeo Hendrik Baekeland ( BAYK-land, Dutch: [ˈleːjoː ˈɦɛndrɪɡ ˈbaːkəlɑnt]; November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a…Robert BanksRobert L. Banks (November 24, 1921 – January 3, 1989) was an American chemist. He was born and…Henry BessemerSir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English inventor, whose steel-making process was…Charles Herbert BestCharles Herbert Best (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978), was an American-Canadian medical scientist and one of…Edwin BinneyEdwin Binney (November 24, 1866 – December 17, 1934) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the…Forrest BirdForrest Morton Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer.…Donald BitzerDonald Lester Bitzer (January 1, 1934 – December 10, 2024) was an American electrical engineer and computer scientist.…Harold Stephen BlackHarold Stephen Black (April 14, 1898 – December 11, 1983) was an American electrical engineer, who revolutionized the…Helen BlanchardHelen Augusta Blanchard (25 October 1840 – January 12, 1922) was an American inventor who received 28 patents…Katharine Burr BlodgettKatharine Burr Blodgett (January 10, 1898 – October 12, 1979) was an American physicist and chemist known for…