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NIHF Inductee Joseph Burckhalter and Robert Seiwald contributed to the identification of antigens through the synthesis of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC).

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee William P. Murphy was a pioneer in applying engineering to medicine, and he invented surgical procedure trays.

As early as 1929, NIHF Inductee Vladimir Zworykin created the cathode ray tube and was demonstrating a system with all the features of modern picture tubes.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Albert B. Dick invented the duplicating machine after experimenting with a file and waxed wrapping paper.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee John Kellogg, who invented Corn Flakes, created the most popular, dry and flaked breakfast cereal in the world.

NIHF Inductee George Devol invented the industrial robot after realizing the value of factory automation while working on magnetic recording technology.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee William Bowerman invented modern athletic shoes. Bowerman worked to improve athletic procedures and equipment.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Vincent L. Lanza helped make universal telephone service possible because of his work with plastic coatings.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee N. Joseph Woodland created technology for reading bar codes, which is being used in industries across the spectrum.

Holder of ninety-two patents, NIHF Inductee Lewis Miller's most significant invention was the Buckeye Mower and Reaper, the prototype for the modern mower.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Philip Drinker, who invented the iron lung, made an impact with those afflicted with polio and other cases of...

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee H. Tracy Hall invented diamond synthesis, which is producing over 100 tons of diamonds annually today.

NIHF Inductee Donalee Tabern and Ernest Volwiler discovered the general anesthetics Pentothal, one of the most important agents in modern medicine.

NIHF Inductee Eli Terry, who invented the clock, produced 4,000 wooden clocks within a three-year period by developing a process for mass production.

One of the big corporate players in the field of medical technology grew from an invention NIHF Inductee Wallace Coulter made in his basement called the...

NIHF Inductee Paul Baran, who invented packet switching, developed a fundamental concept behind today's advanced communications networking systems.

Swedish-born engineer and NIHF Inductee Gideon Sundback improved on Whitcomb Judson's work, making the zipper practical and commercially successful.

NIHF Inductee Alfred Cho invented molecular beam epitaxy, a process in which materials are layered on one another within a vacuum with great precision to form...

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Thomas J. Armat contracted with Thomas Edison to have his invention manufactured under the name Vitascope.

NIHF Inductee John Macdougall invented ion implantation, a process that changes the conductivity of areas of a silicon wafer by bombarding them with ionized...

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Valdemar Poulsen invented magnetic recording, which led to him eventually creating a telephone answering machine.

NIHF Inductee Malcom McLean made shipping container history with his invention, which transported nearly 90 percent of the world's trade cargo.

Percussion drills derived from NIHF Inductee Simon Ingersoll's design and have been used in excavation, mining, tunneling, and highway construction.

Without NIHF Inductee Charles Steinmetz's theories of alternating current, the expansion of the electric power industry would have been greatly delayed.

NIHF Inductee Thomas E. Murray invented the electric fuse box. He was an entrepreneur and influential figure in electric utilities at the beginning of the 20th...

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Ralph H. Baer, who invented video games, developed a number of games that became part of his 'Brown Box.'

NIHF Inductee Hiram Maxim contributed to the art of warfare with his invention of smokeless gunpowder, which was patented seven years after his machine gun.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee John Phillip Holland, who invented submarines, made significant advancements, including the Holland I in 1878.

NIHF Inductee Robert Seiwald and Joseph Burckhalter worked together to patent fluorescein isothiocyanate and rhodamine isothiocyanate, better known as FITC and...

NIHF Inductee Lewis Sarett prepared a synthetic version of the hormone cortisone, which was soon demonstrated as an effective treatment against rheumatoid...

NIHF Inductees George Babcock and Stephen Wilcox invented an improved steam launch water tube boiler, which provided a safer and more efficient production of...

NIHF Inductee Robert Gallo played a key role in HIV isolation, identifying the cause of one of the most serious medical scourges of the 20th century.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Thomas Pickering invented the velocipede bicycle in 1868, which was a forerunner to the modern-day bicycle.

NIHF Inductee Gerd Binnig invented the scanning tunneling microscopes consisting of two parts, suspended from springs, within a stainless steel frame; the...