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Inventor Profiles: John Ericsson
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile John Ericsson Born Jul 31 1803 - Died Mar 8 1889 Propelling Steam Vessels Screw Propeller Patent Number(s) 588 Inducted 1993 John Ericsson invented the ship propeller and incorporated the landmark
Inventor Profiles: Nicolaus August Otto
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Nicolaus August Otto Born Jun 10 1832 - Died Jan 26 1891 Gas-Motor Engine Gas-Motor Engine Patent Number(s) 365,701 Inducted 1981 Engineer Nicolaus August Otto invented the first practical
Inventor Profiles: Jr. Thomas Midgley
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Thomas Midgley, Jr. Born 1889 - Died 1944 Ethyl Gasoline Patent Number(s): 1,491,998 Inducted 2003 Knock was a destructive phenomenon that occurred in internal combustion engines and only became worse at high engine-comp...
Inventor Profiles: Robert Hutchings Goddard
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Robert Hutchings Goddard Born Oct 5 1882 - Died Aug 10 1945 Control Mechanism for Rocket Apparatus Solid Fuel Rockets Patent Number(s) 2,397,657 Inducted 1979 Robert Hutchings Goddard pioneered
Inventor Profiles: Seth Boyden
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Seth Boyden Born November 17 1788 - Died March 31 1870Iron Manufacturing Patented 1831 Inducted 2006 Seth Boyden invented a process for making malleable cast iron, a tough, bendable, and machinable material that was not hard or britt...
Inventor Profiles: Charles Franklin Kettering
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Charles Franklin Kettering Born Aug 29 1876 - Died Nov 25 1958 Engine Starting Device; Engine Starting, Lighting and Ignition System Automobile Patent Number(s) 1,150,523; 1,171,055 Inducted 1980 Charles
Inventor Profiles: Jr. Birdsill Holly
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Birdsill Holly, Jr. Born November 8 1820 – Died April 27 1894Improvement in Systems of Water-Supplies for Cities Patent No. 94,746Inducted 2006 Birdsill Holly invented a system to supply water to cities without reservoirs or sta...
Inventor Profiles: Alexander Winton
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Alexander Winton Born June 20 1860 – Died June 21 1932) Patent No. 582,108 Explosive-Engine Inducted 2006 One of the most skillful and insightful automobile pioneers of his time, Alexander Winton was one of the first Americans...
Inventor Profiles: Benjamin Holt
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Benjamin Holt Born 1849 – Died December 5 1920 Traction-Engine Patent No. 874,008 Inducted 2006 Benjamin Holt set about a way to aid farmers whose heavy equipment sank in soft, muddy soil. Finding wheels ineffective, Holt desig...
Inventor Profiles: Lester Pelton
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Lester Allen Pelton Born September 5 1829 – Died March 14 1908 Water-Wheel Patent No. 233,692 Inducted 2006 One of the fathers of hydroelectric power, Lester Pelton invented the first water wheel to take advantage of the kineti...
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