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Herman Hollerith

Herman Hollerith was an American inventor whose innovations dramatically improved data processing. He developed a punch-...

American 19TH Century Computing Punch Card Tabulator

9.3 Excellent

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Henry Ford

Henry Ford was an American inventor best known for revolutionizing automobile manufacturing. His development of the movi...

American Manufacturing 20TH Century Automobile

9.2 Excellent

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John Pemberton

John Pemberton was an American pharmacist born in 1831. He developed Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning with its c...

American 19TH Century Beverage Pharmacist

9.1 Excellent

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George Eastman

George Eastman was an American inventor instrumental in transforming photography. He established Eastman Kodak in 1892,...

American Photography 19TH Century Kodak

9.0 Excellent

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John Browning

John Browning was an American inventor primarily known for his groundbreaking work in firearms design during the 19th ce...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Firearms

9.0 Excellent

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Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry (1797–1878) was an American scientist and engineer who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Ins...

American 19TH Century Electrical Telegraphy

9.0 Excellent

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Christopher Sholes

American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes is notable for creating the first practical typewriter and developing the QW...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Typewriter

8.9 Great

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John Moses Browning

John Moses Browning was a pivotal American inventor of the 20th century. His designs fundamentally shaped firearms techn...

American 20TH Century Firearms Machine Gun

8.8 Great

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Frank Sprague

Frank Julian Sprague was an American electrical engineer and inventor who played a pivotal role in the development of ur...

American 19TH Century Transportation DC Motor

8.8 Great

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Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse was an 19th century American inventor instrumental in revolutionizing communication. He developed Morse cod...

Communication American 19TH Century Code

8.7 Great

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George Westinghouse

George Westinghouse was a 19th-century American inventor best known for his pioneering work with electrical systems. He...

American 19TH Century Electric Railway

8.7 Great

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Richard Gatling

Richard Jordan Gatling (1818–1903) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the Gatling gun, which he pat...

American 19TH Century Mechanical Firearms

8.5 Great

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Jacob Davis

Jacob W. Davis was a Latvian born American tailor who played a central role in the development of riveted work trousers....

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Apparel

8.4 Great

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Isaac Singer

Isaac Singer was an American inventor primarily known for his significant contributions to the development of the sewing...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Home

8.1 Great

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Philo Remington

Philo Remington was an American businessman and manufacturer who led the E. Remington and Sons company in the 19th centu...

American 19TH Century Weapons Firearms

7.8 Good

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Isaac Merritt Singer

Isaac Merritt Singer was an American inventor and industrialist whose mechanical improvements and business strategies re...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Sewing Machine

7.7 Good

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Eli Terry

Eli Terry was an American clockmaker and inventor who fundamentally transformed the manufacturing industry in the early...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Mass Produced Clock

7.7 Good

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Margaret E. Knight

Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914) was an American inventor awarded a patent in 1871 for a machine that manufactured flat-bo...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Machine

7.3 Good

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William Kelly

William Kelly (1811-1888) was an American inventor and ironmaster who independently developed a pneumatic process for st...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Materials

7.3 Good

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Seth Thomas

Seth Thomas was an American clockmaker and manufacturer born in 1785 who established his own factory in Plymouth Hollow,...

American Manufacturing 19TH Century Horology

6.8 Fair