African-American Women Inventors of the Early 20th Century
In 1898, Ms. Lyda D. Newman patented the first hairbrush with synthetic bristles. Soon thereafter, two other African-American inventors revolutionized hair-care and created an industry. These women were Sarah Breedlove McWilliams Walker, known as ... [... more]
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Prolific Female Inventors of the Industrial Era
The most prolific women inventors of the early industrial era in the U.S. are sometimes known by the complimentary, if patronizing, title of "Lady Edisons." Margaret Knight of Boston (1838-1914) is credited with about 90 inventions and 22 ... [... more]
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African-American Inventors of Our Times
African-Americans are still underrepresented in technology and the sciences; but great progress has been made since the 1960s, especially in the realm of higher education. Today, many universities, such as U. Cal. Berkeley and Purdue, have ... [... more]
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American Women Inventors Go Public:
Women have invented since the dawn of civilization. In fact, many anthropologists believe that women made civilization possible, by inventing the basics of clothing, housekeeping, and agriculture. In the modern era, women have had more difficulty ... [... more]
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Orville and Wilbur Wright (1871-1948, 1867-1912)
One day in 1903, a man walked into a restaurant in Norfolk, Va. and asked for a barrel of oysters. The Wright brothers, two of America's most celebrated inventors, survived that flight, and many others. The two men were a curious pair of ... [... more]
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Fire-Resistant Fabric
Organic chemist Giuliana Tesoro made a number of advances in fiber and textile chemistry that sealed her place in history as one of the most prolific female inventors of all time. Over the course of her career she was awarded more than 120 U.S. ... [... more]
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ROBERT S. LANGER
Robert Langer, the sole or co-holder of 320 patents, is one of history's most prolific inventors in biochemistry and medicine. Born in Albany, New York, Langer began experimenting in chemistry as a young boy. He went on to earn a B.S. at Langer's ... [... more]
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Men of Achievement - Inventors
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Thomas Alva Edison: Sixty Years of an Inventor's Life (1907)
The author extends his gratitude to Thomas Alva Edison for taking time away from his experimental laboratory to give much of the personal history which is found within this work. This book is not an exhaustive life of Edison, considering at the time it [... more]
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Famous Wisconsin Inventors & Entrepreneurs
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Great Inventors: The Sources of Their Usefulness and the ...
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