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Carl Djerassi

Carl Djerassi was an Austrian-American chemist whose work profoundly impacted medicine. He synthesized norethindrone in...

Chemistry Medicine 20TH Century Austrian American

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Gerhard Domagk

Gerhard Domagk was a German pathologist who pioneered the use of sulfonamide drugs for treating bacterial infections. Hi...

German Chemistry Medicine 20TH Century

9.4 Excellent

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Luis Miramontes

Luis Miramontes was a Mexican chemist whose research significantly advanced reproductive health. While a graduate studen...

Chemistry Medicine 20TH Century Mexican

9.3 Excellent

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James L. Fergason

James L. Fergason was an American inventor instrumental in the development of practical twisted nematic liquid crystal d...

American 20TH Century LCD Display Materials

9.2 Excellent

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Mária Telkes

Mária Telkes was a Hungarian-American inventor renowned for her work integrating solar energy into building design durin...

20TH Century Solar Energy Materials Hungarian American

8.7 Great

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Charles Macintosh

Scottish chemist who invented waterproof rubberized fabric in 1823 by dissolving rubber between cloth layers, giving his...

Chemistry 19TH Century Scottish Materials

8.6 Great

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Leo Baekeland

Leo Baekeland was a 20th-century chemist recognized for developing Bakelite, the world’s first wholly synthetic plastic....

20TH Century Plastic Materials Bakelite

8.5 Great

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George de Mestral

Swiss engineer who invented Velcro in 1955, inspired by noticing how burdock burrs clung to his clothing and his dog's f...

Swiss 20TH Century Fastener Materials

8.4 Great

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Patsy Sherman

American chemist Patsy Sherman co-invented Scotchgard, a fluorochemical stain- and water-repellent fabric protector, at...

American 20TH Century 3M Materials

8.4 Great

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Robert W. Gore

Robert W. Gore was an American engineer who discovered expanded PTFE in 1969, the porous material behind Gore-Tex fabric...

20TH Century Membrane Fabric Gore Tex

8.3 Great

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Ching W. Tang

Ching W. Tang is a Hong Kong-born American chemist who demonstrated a practical organic LED in 1987 while working at Eas...

Display OLED 20TH Century Electronics

8.3 Great

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Percy Lavon Julian

Percy Lavon Julian was an American chemist who synthesized physostigmine and advanced large-scale steroid drug productio...

American Chemistry 20TH Century Medicines

8.1 Great

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Harry Brearley

Harry Brearley was an English metallurgist credited with developing stainless steel in Sheffield in 1913 while seeking e...

20TH Century Stainless Steel British Materials

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Roy Plunkett

Roy Plunkett was an American chemist who accidentally discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, later branded Teflon, at DuPon...

American 20TH Century Polymer Materials

7.9 Good

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Roy J. Plunkett

Roy J. Plunkett was an American DuPont chemist who accidentally discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, later sold as Teflon...

20TH Century Materials Dupont Teflon

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Waldo Semon

Waldo Semon was an American chemist at B.F. Goodrich who plasticized PVC in 1926, turning brittle polyvinyl chloride int...

20TH Century Pvc Polymers Materials

7.8 Good

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Richard Gurley Drew

Richard Gurley Drew was a 3M engineer who invented masking tape in 1925 and later developed transparent cellulose tape,...

20TH Century 3M Materials Adhesive Tape

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Katharine Burr Blodgett

Katharine Burr Blodgett was an American physicist at General Electric who created nonreflecting glass and became GE's fi...

American 20TH Century Materials Nonreflective Glass

7.7 Good

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Arnold Beckman

Arnold Beckman was an American chemist and entrepreneur who invented the commercial pH meter in 1934 and founded Beckman...

Chemistry 20TH Century Lab Instrumentation

7.7 Good

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Harry Coover

Harry Coover was an Eastman Kodak chemist who discovered cyanoacrylate super glue's adhesive value in 1951 while studyin...

Consumer Chemistry 20TH Century Adhesive

7.7 Good