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300 connected Legacies

Mark SerrurierMay 12, 1904 — February 14, 1988Mark Serrurier (12 May 1904 in Pasadena, California – 14 February 1988) was an American engineer and inventor.…Taliaferro Preston ShaffnerNovember 30, 1810 — December 11, 1881Colonel Taliaferro Preston Shaffner (1811 in Smithfield, Virginia – December 11, 1881 in Troy, New York) was an…Oliver B. ShallenbergerMay 7, 1860 — January 23, 1898Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger (May 7, 1860 – January 23, 1898) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He…Leonty ShamshurenkovJanuary 1, 1687 — January 1, 1758Leonty Luk'yanovich Shamshurenkov (Russian: Леонтий Лукьянович Шамшуренков) (1687–1758) was a self-taught Russian inventor of peasant origin, who designed…Winston L. SheltonMay 3, 1922 — April 15, 2019Winston Laverne Shelton (May 3, 1922 – April 15, 2019) was an American inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur…Sidney Howe ShortOctober 8, 1858 — October 21, 1902Sidney Howe Short (October 8, 1857 – October 21, 1902) was an electrical engineer, inventor, physicist, professor and…Lester ShubinSeptember 27, 1925 — November 20, 2009Lester D. Shubin (September 27, 1925 – November 20, 2009) was an American research chemist who developed Kevlar…Frederick Ellsworth SickelsSeptember 20, 1819 — March 8, 1895Frederick Ellsworth Sickels (September 20, 1819; Gloucester County, New Jersey – March 8, 1895; Kansas City) was an…Winfield Scott SimsApril 6, 1844 — January 7, 1918Winfield Scott Sims (April 6, 1844 – January 7, 1918) was an American inventor. Sims was born in…Hannah SlaterJanuary 1, 1774 — January 1, 1812Hannah Slater (née Wilkinson; 1774–1812) was an early American inventor. Some sources state that she was the first…Games SlayterDecember 9, 1896 — October 15, 1964Games Slayter (9 December 1896 – 15 October 1964) was a prolific U.S. engineer and inventor. He is…James Fields SmathersFebruary 12, 1888 — August 7, 1967James Fields Smathers (February 12, 1888 – August 7, 1967) was an American inventor who created what is…Clarence Herbert SmithJanuary 1, 1865 — January 1, 1901Clarence Herbert Smith (10 August 1855 in Alma, Victoria – 25 July 1901 in Ardrossan, South Australia) was…Ronald B. SmithOctober 28, 1907 — August 4, 1984Ronald Bromley Smith (October 28, 1907 – August 4, 1984) was an American mechanical and consulting engineer, business…Willoughby SmithApril 6, 1828 — July 17, 1891Willoughby Smith (6 April 1828 – 17 July 1891) was an English electrical engineer who discovered the photoconductivity…Michael SokolskiSeptember 25, 1926 — June 13, 2012Michael Sokolski (September 25, 1926 – June 13, 2012) was a Polish-born American design engineer. Sokolski was the…