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Who Was John Ballou Newbrough? John Ballou Newbrough is a 33rd degree Mason, vegetarian, and an avid student of the […]
John Napier John Napier (John Napier frequently signed his name “Jhone Neper, Fear of Merchiston”, but later on we can […]
Fabrizio Mordente Fabrizio Mordente was born in 1532 in Salerno, a town in Campania (south-western Italy). Until 1552 he studied philosophy […]
Who Was John Mauchly? John William Mauchly was an American physicist who designed the ENIAC. ENIAC is popularly regarded as […]
Johann Helfrich von Muller Johann Helfrich von Müller was born in Cleve (a town in the northwest of North Rhine-Westphalia […]
Who was Samuel Morland? Samuel Morland was an English academic, inventor, mathematician, diplomat, and spy. He lived in the 17th […]
Leonardo da Vinci The Uomo Universale of the Italian Renaissance and possibly the most brilliantly creative man in European history—Leonardo […]
Who Was Newman Marshman? Newman Marshman was the inventor of the modern typewriter. As an African-American inventor, Marshman’s achievement is […]
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There are many claims for the “father” of internet technology. Only one has the title of computing’s “Johnny Appleseed”. This […]
Some people learn to develop skills as an inventor, a scientist, a mathematician, or a mechanical engineer over years […]
Athanasius Kircher The Jesuit priest Athanasius Kircher was an authentic scientific superstar in his time, honoured with the title “master […]
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: Semyon Korsakov was an extended member of the noble family Korsakov, some other notable members including the Russian military […]
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Heinrich Kummer – Biography, History and Inventions : Heinrich Kummer The information for Kummer in Russian sources is very scanty. It is […]
: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr Baron von Leibniz (the inventor of the Stepped Reckoner and a dreamer for a […]
Charles Labofish – Biography, History and Inventions : Charles Labofish It seems Charles Schachan Labofish was from a German Jewish family, but […]
: Who was Jack Kilby? Jack Kilby, an engineer and recipient of the Nobel Prize for physics (along with Robert Noyce) […]
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Wolfgang von Kempelen What is behind the person, who created two hotly debated technical sensations from the late XVIII century — […]
: Who was Karel Čapek? Karel Čapek was a critic, playwright, and novelist who wrote science fiction before it was officially a […]
: Lewis Montgomery Hosea Lewis Montgomery Hosea was born on 16 December, 1842, in Montgomery, Alabama, to Robert Hosea (1811-1906), a […]
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: William Hopkins William Wallace Hopkins was born on 16 November 1850, in Boone County, Indiana, USA, to Albert Hopkins (1818-1905) […]
: Curt Herzstark Curt (Kurt) Herzstark (the inventor of the remarkable Curta calculator) was born on 26 January 1902 in Vienna. […]
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Herman Hollerith Herman Hollerith was born on 29 February, 1860, in Buffalo, New York. He was the youngest of six […]
: Henry Alonzo House Henry Alonzo House was a prolific American inventor and businessman who developed machinery and processes that have […]
: Who was Thomas Hill? Thomas Hill was an inventor, clergyman, scientist, educator, and university professor. From the halls of Harvard […]
Hillerin de Boistissandeau – Biography, History and Inventions : Hillerin de Boistissandeau The French mathematician and inventor Jean-Baptiste Laurent de Hillerin […]
: Christel Hamann Christian (sobriquet Christel) Bernhard Julius Hamann was born on 27 February, 1870, in Hammelwarden, near Oldenburg, Germany, to […]
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Who was William Henry Hart? William Henry Hart was an inventor, watchmaker, jewelry store owner, and proud incorporator of the […]
: Philipp Matthaus Hahn Already in his lifetime, the German vicar Philipp Matthäus Hahn was known in church circles through his […]
Emery Hamilton – Biography, History and Inventions Emery Hamilton Emery Manville Hamilton was born 22 January, 1838, in Alfred, Allegany County, New […]
Rene Grillet de Roven Little is known about René Grillet de Roven (see the calculating machine of René Grillet), Sieur Grillet […]
Frederick Fuller Frederick Lincoln Fuller was born on 11 April, 1861, in Norwich, Conn. He was the first son of Charles […]
Christian Ludwig Gersten – Biography, History and Inventions Christian Ludwig Gersten (Johänn) Christian Ludwig Gersten (or Gerstein) was born on 7 February, […]
George Phineas Gordon George Phineas Gordon was born on 21 April, 1810, in Salem, New Hampshire, where his family had lived […]
George Barnard Grant – Biography, History and Inventions George Barnard Grant The American George Barnard Grant was born in Farmingdale, Gardiner, Maine, […]
Emanuel Goldberg on the pages of Life magazine, 1943 Emanuel Goldberg In the 1920s the German scientist Emanuel Goldberg of Zeiss Ikon […]
Innovation and invention abounded throughout the 1800s. Countless men and women of all sorts of different backgrounds and disciplines […]
Edmund Dana Barbour (Source: Harvard University Archives, HUGFP 125.32, Box 1, Folder Barbour) Edmund Dana Barbour Edmund Dana Barbour, the youngest of […]
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Who was Douglas Engelbart? Douglas Engelbart was an internet and computer pioneer. A visionary, Engelbart is responsible for many of […]
Apparently, Dorr Eugene Felt (right) and his sponsor Robert Tarrant also shared an interest in fishing Dorr Eugene Felt Dorr Eugene Felt […]
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Who was Thomas Harold Flowers Thomas Harold Flowers is the technical genius who created the world’s second electronic computer (after […]
Samuel Comfort Samuel Comfort Jr., son of George and Susan (nee Lower) Comfort, grandson of Samuel and Rebecca (Moon) Comfort, great-grandson […]
He replaced a vexatious battery-powered intercom system in one of his father’s high-rise apartment buildings with an electrical system at […]
Cathrinus Nikolay Arbo Collett – Biography, History and Inventions Cathrinus Collett Cathrinus Nikolay (also spelled Nicolai or Nikolai) Arbo Collett was born […]
Who was Thomas de Colmar Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar was a French inventor and entrepreneur renowned for developing, patenting, […]
James “Jimmie” Lewis Dalton was born December 28, 1866, on Dalton Farm, a homestead near Ponder, in Ripley County, […]
Claude Chappe Claude Chappe was born on Christmas day (25 December) 1763, in the small French town of Brûlon, some 200 […]
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Gilbert Warren Chapin Gilbert Warren Chapin was born on 1 August, 1847, in Springfield, Mass., to Joel Chapin and Amelia […]
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Not a whole lot is known of the life of the French Huguenot César Caze, sieur d’Harmonville et du […]
Who was Orlando Lane Castle? Orlando Lane Castle was a metaphysician, mathematician, logician, and an excellent teacher. He patented numerous […]
Who Was Vannevar Bush? Vannevar Bush was an American inventor, electrical engineer, and science administrator. He was the leader of […]
