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Mohamed Atalla

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Bell Labs Mosfet Atm Pin 20THC

9.7 Brilliant

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Willem Kolff

Willem Kolff developed the world’s first functional artificial kidney dialysis machine in 1943. This invention dramatica...

Medical Dutch Dialysis Artificial Kidney

9.2 Excellent

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Ernő Rubik

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Hungarian Consumer Rubik's Cube Late 20TH

9.2 Excellent

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Ivan Getting

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American Navigation GPS Satellite

9.1 Excellent

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George E. Smith

George E. Smith was a physicist instrumental in developing the charge-coupled device or CCD. His work at Bell Labs durin...

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9.0 Excellent

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Jaap Haartsen

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8.9 Great

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Erno Rubik

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Hungarian Puzzle 20TH Century Rubik's Cube

8.8 Great

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Peter C. Schultz

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8.8 Great

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Robert D. Maurer

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8.8 Great

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Gaston Planté

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8.7 Great

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Benjamin Rubin

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8.6 Great

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James Fergason

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8.6 Great

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Daryl Chapin

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8.6 Great

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Andrew J. Moyer

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8.5 Great

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Thomas Fogarty

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American Medical Device Surgery Embolectomy Catheter

8.5 Great

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Leo Sternbach

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8.4 Great

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Ányos Jedlik

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Hungarian 19TH Century Electrical Electric Motor

8.3 Great

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Ross Freeman

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Semiconductor Computing Fpga 20THC

8.2 Great

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Frederick Cottrell

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American Pollution Control Industrial Precipitator

8.1 Great

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Richard Drew

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Consumer 3M Adhesive Tape Masking Tape

8.1 Great