National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Carl Djerassi: Oral Contraceptives
Brief biography of the scientist who is recognized for determining organic molecular structure and the synthesis of many steroids.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Harold Stephen Black
This site honors Harold Stephen Black for his inventions of the wave translation system and the negative feedback amplifier. Content includes a brief biography of the inventor as well as a look at how his inventions have impacted society.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone
Biographical information and a photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Franklin Kettering
This website provides a biography of Charles Kettering (1876-1958) and describes his inventions for the automobile, including an electrical ignition system.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Babcock
Learn about George Babcock (1832-1893 CE), a New York native who, along with Stephen Wilcox, invented an improved water tube steamboiler.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Willem J. Kolff
Read a brief bio on Willem J. Kolff, inventor of the artificial kidney dialysis machine, and learn the extent to which this invention is being used in the U.S.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Frederick Banting: Isolated, Purified Insulin
Read about Frederick Banting and the work he did to help diabetics maintain their insulin levels. This site includes biographical informatin and links to pages on inventors Charles Best and James Collip.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel Blum: Far Ultraviolet Procedures
Read about Samuel Blum, inventor of the laser technique used in LASIK eye surgery. This page includes a bio and a brief explanation of how Blum discovered that lasers could be used in surgery.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Baruch S. Blumberg: Vaccine for Hepatitis B
This site provides biographical information on Baruch S. Blumberg, inventor of the Hepatitis B vaccine.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Raymond v. Damadian: Mri
Read about Raymond V. Damadian, inventor of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how the MRI has impacted the field of medicine.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: James Collip: Isolated, Purified Insulin
Learn about one of the scientists responsible for inventing insulin for use by diabetics. Read a brief biography on James Collip, and follow links to inventors who worked with Collip, Charles Best and Frederick Banting.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: William D. Coolidge: Vacuum Tube (X Ray)
This site provides a brief biography on William D. Coolidge, inventor of the X-ray tube, also known as the "Coolidge tube."
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Thomas Fogarty: Emolectomy Catheter
Learn about Thomas Fogarty, inventor of the embolectomy catheter, a "device [that] allows a thin balloon to be inserted into a patient's artery and guided through an occlusion." Read about the invention's impact and the inventor's career.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: John Gibbon: Heart Lung Machine
This site provides a very brief bio on Dr. John Gibbon, inventor of the heart-lung machine that he used to "complete the first open-heart operation." Learn about the invention's impact on the medical world.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Wilson Greatbatch: Medical Cardiac Pacemaker
Learn about the inventor of the medical cardiac pacemaker, Wilson Greatbatch. This site provides a brief bio on Greatbatch, information on the invention's impact, and a portrait of the inventor.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: M. Stephen Heilman
Read about Stephen Heilman, co-inventor of the automatic implantable defibrillator, "a device that detects and corrects heart arrhythmias in patients who would otherwise die from sudden cardiac death."
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Dean Kamen: Ambulatory Infusion Pump
Here is information on Dean Kamen and his invention, the ambulatory infusion pump, or the AutoSyringe, that "free[s] patients from round-the-clock injections."
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Robert Ledley: Diagnostic X Ray System/cat Scan
Read about the inventor of the CAT Scan, Robert S. Ledley. This site includes a brief bio and information on the invention's impact on the medical world and patients.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: James J. Wynne: Far Ultraviolet Procedures
Read about James J. Wynne, co-inventor of the laser technique used in LASIK eye surgery. This page includes a bio, an overview of the invention's impact on the medical world, and a portrait of Wynne.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Ernest H. Volwiler: Pentothal/anesthesia
Here is information on Pentothal, or general anesthesia, and its inventor, Ernest H. Volwiler.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Langer: Mplantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Read about Alois A. Langer, a member of "the medical team that invented the first automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator." Also, learn how this invention impacts the medical world.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Philo Taylor Farnsworth
Invent Now Hall of Fame explores the life and career of the "father of television", Philo Taylor Farnsworth. In 1983, he was honored with a postage stamp bearing his picture.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel F. B. Morse
This is an Inventors Hall of Fame website on Samuel F.B. Morse. Includes a short biography and portrait.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame: Forrest M. Bird
This site has a short biographical sketch about the inventor of "The Bird," a respirator that helped to infants with respiratory problems.