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Wright brothers

Orville and Wilbur Wright were American inventors credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first succes...

American 20TH Century Aviation Airplane

9.61 Brilliant

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Bob Noyce

Robert Noyce (1927–1990) was an American physicist, inventor, and businessman nicknamed 'the Mayor of Silicon Valley.' H...

American Silicon Valley 20TH Century Microchip

9.46 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

9.24 Excellent

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J.C.R. Licklider

Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist who made significant contributions to...

American 20TH Century Computing Arpanet

9.21 Excellent

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Norman Woodland

Norman Joseph Woodland was an American inventor who co-created an early system for identifying products with machine-rea...

American Retail 20TH Century Barcode

9.19 Excellent

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Bob Kahn

Bob Kahn was a pivotal American inventor instrumental in developing the foundations of the internet. His work with Vint...

Internet American Networking 20TH Century

9.15 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

9.14 Excellent

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John William Mauchly

John William Mauchly (1907–1980) was an American physicist who made significant contributions to the early history of el...

American 20TH Century Computing Eniac

9.12 Excellent

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Dan Bricklin

Dan Bricklin is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-created VisiCalc with Bob Frankston. VisiCalc wa...

Software American Spreadsheet 20TH Century

9.11 Excellent

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Douglas Engelbart

Douglas Engelbart was a pioneering American computer scientist instrumental in shaping modern computing. His 1968 presen...

American GUI 20TH Century Computing

9.10 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

8.33 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

8.06 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

7.82 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

7.60 Good

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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

7.59 Good

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Elizabeth Magie

Elizabeth Magie (1866–1948) was an American game designer, writer, and Georgist political activist who patented The Land...

American Game 20TH Century Board Game

7.55 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

7.36 Good

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Marion Donovan

Marion Donovan (1917-1998) was an American inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionized childcare products with her inno...

American Consumer 20TH Century Parenting

7.30 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

7.25 Good

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Beulah Louise Henry

Beulah Louise Henry was an American inventor known for her prolific career and the nickname "Lady Edison." Over her life...

American Consumer 20TH Century Umbrella

7.20 Good