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National Inventors Hall of Fame
133 connected Legacies
Games SlayterGames Slayter (9 December 1896 – 15 October 1964) was a prolific U.S. engineer and inventor. He is…James Murray SpanglerJames Murray Spangler (November 20, 1848 – January 23, 1915) was an American inventor, salesman, and janitor who…Elmer Ambrose SperryElmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. (October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most…Frank J. SpragueFrank Julian Sprague (July 25, 1857 – October 25, 1934) was an American inventor who contributed to the…Charles Proteus SteinmetzCharles Proteus Steinmetz (born Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz; April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was a Prussian-American…John StevensCol. John Stevens, III (June 26, 1749 – March 6, 1838) was an American lawyer, engineer, and inventor…S. Donald StookeyStanley Donald Stookey (May 23, 1915 – November 4, 2014) was an American inventor. He had 60 patents…Harriet Williams Russell StrongHarriet Russell Strong (née Harriet Williams Russell; July 23, 1844 – September 6, 1926) was an American social…Almon Brown StrowgerAlmon Brown Strowger (; February 11, 1839 – May 26, 1902) was an American inventor for whom the…Leó SzilárdLeo Szilard (; Hungarian: Leó Szilárd [ˈlɛoː ˈsilaːrd]; born Leó Spitz; February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964)…Welton I. TaylorWelton Ivan Taylor (November 12, 1919 – November 1, 2012) was an American microbiologist, inventor and civil rights…Eli TerryEli Terry Sr. (April 13, 1772 – February 24, 1852) was an inventor and clockmaker in Connecticut. He…Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is…Elihu ThomsonElihu Thomson (March 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937) was an English-American engineer and inventor who was instrumental…Ernest H. VolwilerErnest Henry Volwiler (August 22, 1893 – October 3, 1992) was an American chemist. He spent his career…An WangAn Wang (Chinese: 王安; pinyin: Wáng Ān; February 7, 1920 – March 24, 1990) was a Chinese-American computer…