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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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Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell was an American inventor instrumental in shaping the modern video game industry. He co-founded Atari in 1...

American Consumer 20TH Century Atari

9.1 Excellent

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Momofuku Ando

Momofuku Ando was an entrepreneur and inventor born in Taiwan who became a Japanese citizen and founded Nissin Food Prod...

Food Consumer Japanese 20TH Century

9.1 Excellent

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Lewis Urry

Lewis Urry was a Canadian chemical engineer and inventor whose work helped establish the modern alkaline battery. While...

Consumer Canadian 20TH Century Energy

8.6 Great

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John Walker

John Walker (1781–1859) was an English pharmacist based in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, who invented the first pract...

Consumer Chemistry 19TH Century British

8.3 Great

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Earle Dickson

Earle Dickson was an American inventor best known for creating the Band-Aid adhesive bandage in 1920. While working as a...

American Consumer 20TH Century Medical

8.3 Great

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Charles Darrow

Charles Darrow (1889–1967) was an American from Germantown, Pennsylvania, credited with popularizing the board game Mono...

American Consumer 20TH Century Board Game

8.3 Great

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Clarence Birdseye

Clarence Birdseye pioneered rapid freezing technology during the early 20th century. His innovations dramatically altere...

American Consumer 20TH Century Frozen Food

8.1 Great

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Percy Lavon Julian

Percy Lavon Julian was an American chemist whose work advanced the synthesis and industrial production of medicinal comp...

American Chemistry 20TH Century Medicines

8.1 Great

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Edith M. Flanigen

Edith M. Flanigen was an American chemist whose research at Union Carbide focused on zeolites and other molecular-sieve...

Chemistry 20TH Century Materials Zeolite

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Laszlo Biro

László Bíró was a Hungarian-Argentinian journalist and inventor best known for patenting the modern ballpoint pen. In 19...

Writing Consumer 20TH Century Office

8.1 Great

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Ruth Benerito

Ruth Benerito (1916–2013) was an American chemist at the USDA's Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans. Her mo...

American Chemistry 20TH Century Textiles

8.0 Great

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King C. Gillette

King Camp Gillette was an American inventor and businessman best known for creating the modern safety razor equipped wit...

American Consumer 20TH Century Razor

7.8 Good

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Arnold Beckman

Arnold Orville Beckman was an American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist who contributed to the development of scien...

Chemistry 20TH Century Lab Instrumentation

7.7 Good

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Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler was an American businesswoman best known as the co-founder of the toy manufacturer Mattel and the creator o...

American Consumer 20TH Century Toy

7.6 Good

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Jacob Schick

Jacob Schick was an American inventor and United States Army officer who significantly impacted the personal care indust...

American Consumer 20TH Century Shaving

7.4 Good

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Lloyd Hall

Lloyd Hall was an American chemist who pioneered food preservation techniques during the early to mid-20th century, hold...

Food Chemistry 20TH Century Industrial

7.4 Good

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Madam C. J. Walker

Madam C. J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded a highly successfu...

American Consumer 20TH Century Haircare

7.3 Good