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Willard Harrison Bennett
Willard Harrison BennettBorn: 1903Birthplace: Findlay, Ohio Radio frequency mass spectrometer—Bennett studies in gases ionized by high voltage electricity was used in controlled thermonuclear…Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin Born: 1889Birthplace: Murom, Russia Cathode ray tube—Zworykin invented the iconoscope, a television transmitting tube and the kinescope, a cathode ray tube that…George R. Stibitz
George R. StibitzBorn: 1904Birthplace: York, Pa. Complex computer—Stibitz is internationally recognized as the father of the modern digital computer. In 1939 Stibitz helped design the Model I complex…Max Tishler
Max TishlerBorn: 1906Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Synthesis of riboflavin and sulfaquinoxaline—Tishler found a new process for the economical and large-scale synthesis of riboflavin (vitamin B2…Ernest H. Volwiler
Ernest H. Volwiler Born: 1893 Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio Thio-barbituric acid derivatives—Volwiler and Tabern came up…Donalee L. Tabern
Donalee L. Tabern Born: 1900Birthplace: Bowling Green, Ohio Thio-barbituric acid derivatives—Volwiler and Tabern came up with Pentothal when they were seeking an anesthetic which could be injected…An Wang
An Wang Born: 1920Birthplace: Shanghai, China Magnetic pulse controlling device—Wang's contributions to computer technology included the magnetic pulse controlling device, the principle upon which…Emile Berliner
Emile Berliner Born: 1851Birthplace: Hanover, Germany Microphone and gramophone—The Berliner microphone enhanced Bell's telephone that had been limited to short transmissions. The gramophone…Gerd Karl Binnig
Gerd Karl BinnigBorn: 1947Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Scanning tunneling microscope—Binnig and Rohrer's microscope can trace details smaller than a single atom and has provided views of…Heinrich Rohrer
Heinrich Rohrer Born: 1933Birthplace: Bucs, Switzerland Scanning tunneling microscope—Binnig and Rohrer's microscope can trace details smaller than a single atom and has provided views of…Trending
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