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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

9.04 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

8.91 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

8.78 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

8.74 Great

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Alfred Vail

Alfred Vail was an American machinist, inventor, and telegraph operator who collaborated with Samuel Morse during the de...

American 19TH Century Telegraph Communications

8.72 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

8.65 Great

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William Morton

William Thomas Green Morton (1819-1868) was an American dentist who played a pivotal role in the introduction of anesthe...

American Medicine 19TH Century Surgery

8.63 Great

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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

8.51 Great

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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

8.37 Great

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Cyrus McCormick

Cyrus McCormick was a 19th-century American inventor best known for developing the mechanical reaper. His 1834 patent re...

American 19TH Century Agriculture Machine

8.34 Great

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King Camp Gillette

King Camp Gillette (1855–1932) was an American inventor and businessman best known for patenting the disposable safety r...

American Consumer 19TH Century Grooming

8.34 Great

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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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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

8.28 Great

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Charles F. Brush

Charles F. Brush was an American inventor and entrepreneur whose work helped establish practical electric arc lighting f...

American 19TH Century Electrical Dynamo

8.28 Great

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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

8.23 Great

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James Leonard Plimpton

James Leonard Plimpton (1828–1911) was an American inventor credited with revolutionizing roller skating with his 1863 p...

American Consumer 19TH Century Recreation

7.68 Good

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Walter Hunt

Walter Hunt was a 19th-century American mechanic and inventor known for his diverse range of practical devices. He is mo...

American Consumer 19TH Century Mechanical

7.45 Good

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Lewis Waterman

Lewis Edson Waterman was an American inventor and businessman associated with the development and commercial adoption of...

Writing Consumer 19TH Century Office

6.96 Fair

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Whitcomb Judson

Whitcomb L. Judson was an American inventor associated with an early mechanical fastener that anticipated the modern zip...

American Consumer 19TH Century Zipper

6.90 Fair

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Lyda D. Newman

Lyda D. Newman was an African American hairdresser and inventor associated with New York City. In 1898 she received a Un...

American Consumer 19TH Century Hairbrush

6.35 Fair