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Adrian Chernoff
Adrian Chernoff is one of America's most prolific young American Inventors with 62 US patents, 10 International patents, and 51 patents pending of Russian, Swiss, and French ethnicity.
Adrian Chernoff is one of America's most prolific young American Inventors with 62 US patents, 10 International patents, and 51 patents pending of Russian, Swiss, and French ethnicity.
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Akhtar Hameed Khan (, pronounced ; 15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999) was a Pakistani development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering microcredit and microfinance initiatives, farm...
Akhtar Hameed Khan (, pronounced ; 15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999) was a Pakistani development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering microcredit and microfinance initiatives, farm...
Alex Darrow
Alex Andrew Darrow (born October 4, 1993) is an American entrepreneur best known for founding the fiscally-sponsored non-profit organization PictureTheWorld.
Alex Andrew Darrow (born October 4, 1993) is an American entrepreneur best known for founding the fiscally-sponsored non-profit organization PictureTheWorld.
Amit Goyal
Dr. Amit Goyal is a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow, a Battelle Distinguished Inventor and an ORNL Distinguished Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratories in Tennessee.
Dr. Amit Goyal is a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow, a Battelle Distinguished Inventor and an ORNL Distinguished Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratories in Tennessee.
Bernhard Zondek
Bernhard Zondek (ברנרד צונדק) (July 29, 1891 - November 8, 1966) was a German-Jewish gynecologist who developed the first reliable pregnancy test in 1928.
Bernhard Zondek (ברנרד צונדק) (July 29, 1891 - November 8, 1966) was a German-Jewish gynecologist who developed the first reliable pregnancy test in 1928.
Bob Heil
Bob Heil (born 1940s) is an American sound and radio engineer most well known for creating the template for modern rock sound systems.
Bob Heil (born 1940s) is an American sound and radio engineer most well known for creating the template for modern rock sound systems.
Brenda Rawnsley
Brenda Mary Rawnsley Keighley (born 31 July 1916, Oxford, Oxfordshire — died 25 June 2007, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire) was a British arts campaigner and education activist.
Brenda Mary Rawnsley Keighley (born 31 July 1916, Oxford, Oxfordshire — died 25 June 2007, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire) was a British arts campaigner and education activist.
C.V. Wood
Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood (December 17, 1920 - March 14, 1992), usually written as "C.V. Wood" and called "Woody", was an American developer of amusement parks and planned communities.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood (December 17, 1920 - March 14, 1992), usually written as "C.V. Wood" and called "Woody", was an American developer of amusement parks and planned communities.
Dirk Gates
Dirk I. Gates is an American businessman, founder and Chief Executive Officer of two companies, Xircom and Xirrus.
Dirk I. Gates is an American businessman, founder and Chief Executive Officer of two companies, Xircom and Xirrus.
Don Cenobio Sauza
Don Cenobio Sauza (October 30, 1842 – February 15, 1909), known as the "Father of Tequila," was one of the earliest and longest lasting distillers of the tequila spirit – founding ...
Don Cenobio Sauza (October 30, 1842 – February 15, 1909), known as the "Father of Tequila," was one of the earliest and longest lasting distillers of the tequila spirit – founding ...
Don Eladio Sauza
Don Eladio Sauza (June 16, 1883 – July 22, 1946) ran the Sauza Tequila business from 1909 to 1946.
Don Eladio Sauza (June 16, 1883 – July 22, 1946) ran the Sauza Tequila business from 1909 to 1946.
Don Francisco Javier Sauza
Don Francisco Javier Sauza (December 8, 1903 – June 21, 1990) ran the Sauza Tequila business from 1946 until leading Mexican brandy producer Pedro Domecq purchased it in 1988.
Don Francisco Javier Sauza (December 8, 1903 – June 21, 1990) ran the Sauza Tequila business from 1946 until leading Mexican brandy producer Pedro Domecq purchased it in 1988.
Dorian Shainin
Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 – January 7, 2000) was an influential American quality consultant, aeronautics engineer, author, and college professor most notable for his contributions in th...
Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 – January 7, 2000) was an influential American quality consultant, aeronautics engineer, author, and college professor most notable for his contributions in th...
Ed Seykota
Edward Arthur Seykota (born August 7, 1946) is a commodities trader, who earned S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT and Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, both in 1969.
Edward Arthur Seykota (born August 7, 1946) is a commodities trader, who earned S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT and Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, both in 1969.
Edgar Villchur
Edgar Marion Villchur (28 May 1917 – 17 October 2011) was an American inventor, educator, and writer widely known for his 1954 invention of the acoustic suspension loudspeaker which revolu...
Edgar Marion Villchur (28 May 1917 – 17 October 2011) was an American inventor, educator, and writer widely known for his 1954 invention of the acoustic suspension loudspeaker which revolu...
Erle P. Halliburton
Erle Palmer Halliburton was an American businessman specializing in the oil business.
Erle Palmer Halliburton was an American businessman specializing in the oil business.
Finn Haldorsen
Finn Haldorsen (1934, Bømlo - February 4, 2005) was a Norwegian-born businessman.
Finn Haldorsen (1934, Bømlo - February 4, 2005) was a Norwegian-born businessman.
Francis Cabot Lowell (businessman)
Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775 - August 10, 1817) was an American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts is named.
Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775 - August 10, 1817) was an American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts is named.
Frank Pantridge
Professor James Francis "Frank" Pantridge, MD, CBE (3 October 1916 – 26 December 2004) was a physician and cardiologist from Northern Ireland who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic se...
Professor James Francis "Frank" Pantridge, MD, CBE (3 October 1916 – 26 December 2004) was a physician and cardiologist from Northern Ireland who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic se...
Genrich Altshuller
Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller (Ге́нрих Сау́лович Альтшу́ллер, ) (born Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR, October 15, 1926; died Petrozavodsk, Russia, September 24, 1998), was a Soviet engineer, inventor,...
Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller (Ге́нрих Сау́лович Альтшу́ллер, ) (born Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR, October 15, 1926; died Petrozavodsk, Russia, September 24, 1998), was a Soviet engineer, inventor,...
Geoffrey R. Ball
Geoffrey R. Ball is an American Physiologist and inventor.
Geoffrey R. Ball is an American Physiologist and inventor.
Gurbaksh Chahal
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur and a best-selling author.
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur and a best-selling author.
Hans Monderman
Hans Monderman was a Dutch road traffic engineer and innovator.
Hans Monderman was a Dutch road traffic engineer and innovator.
Herbert Levine
Herbert Levine (1916 - August 8, 1991) was an American fashion executive active from the 1940s through the 1970s.
Herbert Levine (1916 - August 8, 1991) was an American fashion executive active from the 1940s through the 1970s.
Heroic theory of invention and scientific development
The heroic theory of invention and scientific development is the hypothesis that the principal authors of inventions and scientific discoveries are unique heroic individuals "great scientists" o...
The heroic theory of invention and scientific development is the hypothesis that the principal authors of inventions and scientific discoveries are unique heroic individuals "great scientists" o...
Imaginatik
Imaginatik plc is an Innovation Management Solutions provider headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in the US and London, and more than 35 Global 1,000 clients.
Imaginatik plc is an Innovation Management Solutions provider headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in the US and London, and more than 35 Global 1,000 clients.
Invention Machine
Invention Machine Corporation is an enterprise innovation software company headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Minsk and a global network of partners...
Invention Machine Corporation is an enterprise innovation software company headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Minsk and a global network of partners...
Ivor Spencer-Thomas
Ivor Spencer-Thomas was an inveterate inventor and improviser, in the forefront of developing agriculture and market gardening as a commercial enterprise.
Ivor Spencer-Thomas was an inveterate inventor and improviser, in the forefront of developing agriculture and market gardening as a commercial enterprise.
James M. Bower
James Mason Bower (born February 17, 1954, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA) is an American neuroscientist and CEO and Chairman of the Board of Numedeon Inc., creator of the Whyville.net educatio...
James Mason Bower (born February 17, 1954, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA) is an American neuroscientist and CEO and Chairman of the Board of Numedeon Inc., creator of the Whyville.net educatio...
Jerry Harvey (inventor)
Jerry Harvey (born 1961) is an American sound engineer best known for inventing a series of customized dual-speaker in-ear monitors in 1995.
Jerry Harvey (born 1961) is an American sound engineer best known for inventing a series of customized dual-speaker in-ear monitors in 1995.
Jesse Fell
Jesse Fell was an early political leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Jesse Fell was an early political leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Jim Bell
James Dalton Bell is an American crypto-anarchist who created the idea of arranging for anonymously-sponsored assassination payments via the Internet, which he called "assassination politics".
James Dalton Bell is an American crypto-anarchist who created the idea of arranging for anonymously-sponsored assassination payments via the Internet, which he called "assassination politics".
Johann Julius Hecker
Johann Julius Hecker (December 2, 1707 – June 24, 1768) was a German educator, born at Werden, Prussia.
Johann Julius Hecker (December 2, 1707 – June 24, 1768) was a German educator, born at Werden, Prussia.
John A. Swanson
John A. Swanson is an American engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
John A. Swanson is an American engineer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
John Barneson
John Barneson was one of the most important figures in commerce and development on the Pacific Coast of California.
John Barneson was one of the most important figures in commerce and development on the Pacific Coast of California.
John M. Eargle
John Morgan Eargle was an Oscar and Grammy-winning audio engineer and a musician.
John Morgan Eargle was an Oscar and Grammy-winning audio engineer and a musician.
John Reynolds (agriculturist)
John Reynolds of Dane Court, Adisham, Kent (1703 - 1779) was an early agricultural pioneer.
John Reynolds of Dane Court, Adisham, Kent (1703 - 1779) was an early agricultural pioneer.
Jon Fisher
Jon Fisher (born Stanford, California, January 19, 1972) is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, author, and economic analyst.
Jon Fisher (born Stanford, California, January 19, 1972) is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, author, and economic analyst.
Josef Madersperger
Josef Madersperger (* October 6, 1768 in Kufstein; † October 2, 1850 in Vienna) was a tailor.
Josef Madersperger (* October 6, 1768 in Kufstein; † October 2, 1850 in Vienna) was a tailor.
Julian Rose
Sir Julian Rose, 5th Baronet (born March 1947) is a leading exponent of organic farming.
Sir Julian Rose, 5th Baronet (born March 1947) is a leading exponent of organic farming.
Julian Simon
Julian Lincoln Simon was a professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute at the time of his death, after previously serving as a lo...
Julian Lincoln Simon was a professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute at the time of his death, after previously serving as a lo...
Kevin Satchwell
Sir Kevin Joseph Satchwell, born, is the Headmaster of Thomas Telford School in Shropshire.
Sir Kevin Joseph Satchwell, born, is the Headmaster of Thomas Telford School in Shropshire.
Koosha Toofan
Koosha Toofan is an Iranian American fitness model, competitive natural bodybuilder, sponsored athlete by "LA Muscle", entrepreneur, humanitarian, motivational speaker, as well as a 2006 graduat...
Koosha Toofan is an Iranian American fitness model, competitive natural bodybuilder, sponsored athlete by "LA Muscle", entrepreneur, humanitarian, motivational speaker, as well as a 2006 graduat...
Lin Hsin Hsin
Lin Hsin Hsin is an IT inventor, artist, poet and composer from Singapore, deeply rooted in mathematics, information technology.
Lin Hsin Hsin is an IT inventor, artist, poet and composer from Singapore, deeply rooted in mathematics, information technology.
Mari Fitzduff
Mari Christine Fitzduff is an Irish-born activist, educator, writer and academic.
Mari Christine Fitzduff is an Irish-born activist, educator, writer and academic.
Mark C. Honeywell
Mark Charles Honeywell (December 29, 1874 - September 1964) was a U.S. electronics industrialist.
Mark Charles Honeywell (December 29, 1874 - September 1964) was a U.S. electronics industrialist.
Michael Margolies
Michael Margolies is an American entrepreneur, investor, and businessman with more than 25 years of Wall Street experience.
Michael Margolies is an American entrepreneur, investor, and businessman with more than 25 years of Wall Street experience.
Mike Darwin
Michael G. Darwin, also known as Michael Federowicz, was the president of the cryonics organization Alcor Life Extension Foundation from 1983 to 1988, and Research Director until 1992.
Michael G. Darwin, also known as Michael Federowicz, was the president of the cryonics organization Alcor Life Extension Foundation from 1983 to 1988, and Research Director until 1992.
Miriam Dudley
Miriam Dudley is a librarian and currently Programme Director of SLS Legal Publications at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Miriam Dudley is a librarian and currently Programme Director of SLS Legal Publications at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Multiple discovery
The concept of multiple discovery is the hypothesis that most scientific discoveries and inventions are made independently and more or less simultaneously by multiple scientists and inventors.
The concept of multiple discovery is the hypothesis that most scientific discoveries and inventions are made independently and more or less simultaneously by multiple scientists and inventors.
Paul Anastas
Paul T. Anastas, Ph.D. is the Science Advisor to the U.S. EPA as well as the Agency’s Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Paul T. Anastas, Ph.D. is the Science Advisor to the U.S. EPA as well as the Agency’s Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Paul Wilbur Klipsch
Paul Wilbur Klipsch (March 9, 1904 – May 5, 2002) was an American engineer and high fidelity audio pioneer, known for developing the high-efficiency folded horn loudspeaker, who revolutionized ...
Paul Wilbur Klipsch (March 9, 1904 – May 5, 2002) was an American engineer and high fidelity audio pioneer, known for developing the high-efficiency folded horn loudspeaker, who revolutionized ...
Peter de Neumann
Commander Bernard Peter de Neumann GM RN (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British sailor, convicted pirate, and dockmaster.
Commander Bernard Peter de Neumann GM RN (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British sailor, convicted pirate, and dockmaster.
Peter Nares
Peter Nares is a Canadian social entrepreneur.
Peter Nares is a Canadian social entrepreneur.
Robinson Thwaites
Robinson Thwaites (1807-22 October 1884) was a nineteenth century mechanical engineer and mill-owner in Bradford, Yorkshire.
Robinson Thwaites (1807-22 October 1884) was a nineteenth century mechanical engineer and mill-owner in Bradford, Yorkshire.
Ron Bruder
Ron Bruder is an Jewish-American entrepreneur and advocate for increased educational opportunities in the Middle East.
Ron Bruder is an Jewish-American entrepreneur and advocate for increased educational opportunities in the Middle East.
Samuel James Hume
Samuel James Hume (June 14, 1885 – September, 1962) was an American dramatic director and producer, born in San Francisco, California, and educated at California and Harvard.
Samuel James Hume (June 14, 1885 – September, 1962) was an American dramatic director and producer, born in San Francisco, California, and educated at California and Harvard.
Samuel McCaughey
Sir Samuel McCaughey (1 July 1835 – 25 July 1919) was an Irish-born pastoralist, politician and philanthropist in Australia.
Sir Samuel McCaughey (1 July 1835 – 25 July 1919) was an Irish-born pastoralist, politician and philanthropist in Australia.
Ted Hines
Theodore Christian "Ted Hines (September 9, 1926 - June 25, 1983) was a Washington, D.C.-born pioneer in the use of microcomputers and microcomputer programs in libraries.
Theodore Christian "Ted Hines (September 9, 1926 - June 25, 1983) was a Washington, D.C.-born pioneer in the use of microcomputers and microcomputer programs in libraries.
Ted Nelson
Theodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology.
Theodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology.
Valerie Landau
Valerie Landau is an American designer, author and educator.
Valerie Landau is an American designer, author and educator.
Yossi Gross
Yossi Gross (born February 5, 1947) is an Israeli medical device innovator and entrepreneur.
Yossi Gross (born February 5, 1947) is an Israeli medical device innovator and entrepreneur.