James T. Russell: Inventor of The Compact Disc
James Russell developed the concepts underlying the compact disc (CD) and the digital video disc (DVD), both widely popular technologies th...
Margaret Knight: Inventor of The Flat-bottomed Paper Bag Machine
Margaret Knight: Inventor of the flat-bottomed paper bag machine (1838-1914) Margaret Knight was fascinated by machinery; she eventually...
Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor of Kevlar
Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor of Kevlar Sometimes when a scientist makes a discovery, its nature and usefulness are not immediately clear. T...
Guglielmo Marconi: Inventor of Radio (1874-1937)
Guglielmo Marconi: Inventor of Radio (1874-1937) Most people think of radio as something they listen to at home or in the car, but the u...
Hans Lippershey: Inventor of The Telescope (1570-1619)
Hans Lippershey: Inventor of The Telescope (1570-1619) Hans Lippershey is often credited with inventing the telescope because he was the...
Albert Calmette: Inventor of The Tuberculosis Vaccine
Albert Calmette was born in Nice, France, on July 12, 1863. He had two brothers, one of whom became an army physician, and the other, a jo...
