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Louis Pasteur Biography
Louis Pasteur Born: 1822Birthplace: Dôle, France Brewing beer and ale—Pasteur formulated the fundamental tenets of the germ theory of fermentation and of diseases which led to his…Les Paul Biography
Les Paul Born: 1915 Electric Guitar, Multi-Track Recording. Paul's innovations led to his first solid-body electric guitar in 1946. He produced a series of extremely popular recordingsâusing…Igor I. Sikorsky
Igor I. Sikorsky Born: 1889Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine Helicopter controls—Sikorsky's patents covered control and stability improvements. The single rotor helicopter developed by Sikorsky…Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz Born: 1865Birthplace: Breslau, Germany System of electrical distribution—Steinmetz developed theories for alternating current making possible the expansion of the…Leo Szilard
Leo Szilard Born: 1898Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Nuclear reactor—Szilard was awarded a patent for the nuclear fission reactor along with Enrico Fermi. Throughout his life, Szilard made…George Westinghouse Biography
George Westinghouse Born: 1846Birthplace: Central Bridge, N.Y. Steam-power brake devices—Westinghouse invented a system of railroad brakes that would centralize control in the hands of the…Eli Whitney Biography
Eli Whitney Born: 1765Birthplace: Westboro, Mass. Cotton ginâWhitney invented the cotton gin, a machine that greatly increased the speed for separating the cotton from its pod and seeds and to…Orville Wright
Orville Wright Born: 1871Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…Wilbur Wright
Wilbur Wright Born: 1867Birthplace: Millville, Ind. Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…Glenn T. Seaborg
Glenn T. Seaborg Born: 1912 Atomic Technology. The nuclear chemist's best-known achievement was the synthesis and isolation of the radioactive element plutonium. He pioneered the creation of…Trending
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