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  • Thomas EdisonLight bulb / phonograph
  • Alexander Graham BellTelephone
  • Leonardo da VinciRenaissance polymath
  • Benjamin FranklinLightning rod / bifocals
  • Johannes GutenbergPrinting press
  • Eli WhitneyCotton gin
  • James WattSteam engine
  • George Washington CarverAgricultural innovations
  • Samuel MorseTelegraph / Morse code
  • Henry FordAssembly line / Model T
  • George EastmanRoll film camera
  • Guglielmo MarconiRadio transmission
  • John Logie BairdTelevision
  • Philo FarnsworthElectronic television
  • Igor SikorskyHelicopter
  • George StephensonSteam locomotive
  • Robert FultonSteamboat
  • Karl BenzAutomobile
  • Rudolf DieselDiesel engine
  • Wilhelm RoentgenX-rays
  • Charles BabbageMechanical computer
  • Ada LovelaceFirst programmer
  • Hedy LamarrFrequency hopping
  • Granville WoodsRailway telegraphy
  • Garrett MorganTraffic signal / gas mask
  • Lewis LatimerCarbon filament lamp
  • Elijah McCoyLubrication system
  • Madame C.J. WalkerHair care products
  • Stephanie KwolekKevlar
  • Grace HopperCOBOL / compiler
  • Jack KilbyIntegrated circuit
  • Robert NoyceMicrochip co-inventor
  • Ray KurzweilOCR / text-to-speech
  • Douglas EngelbartComputer mouse
  • Vint CerfTCP/IP co-inventor
  • Bob KahnTCP/IP co-inventor
  • Tim Berners-LeeWorld Wide Web
  • Dennis RitchieC language / Unix
  • Ken ThompsonUnix co-creator
  • Linus TorvaldsLinux kernel
  • Charles GoodyearVulcanized rubber
  • Willis CarrierAir conditioning
  • Percy SpencerMicrowave oven
  • Wilbur WrightPowered flight
  • Orville WrightPowered flight
  • Galileo GalileiTelescope improvements
  • Cai LunPaper making
  • Zhang HengSeismometer