Irving Naxon

Life & Legacy

Irving Naxon (February 26, 1902 – September 22, 1989) was an American inventor, who is most famous for inventing and patenting the slow cooker. Naxon was also the first Jewish engineer who worked for Western Electric.
His archive resides at the Smithsonian Institution. Examples of his kitchen appliance inventions are held as are his papers, including his "idea book" from the 1920s, patents, early correspondence with Teletype Corporation, World War II communication regarding his invention of super sonar submarine detectors, and his impact on the sign environs of Times Square in New York City.