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Norman Woodland (1921 - 2012)
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norman Joseph Woodland (also known as N. Joseph Woodland and N. J. Woodland; September 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012) was best known as one of the inventors of the barco...
Walter O. Snelling (1880 - 1965)
Walter Otheman Snelling (December 13, 1880 – September 10, 1965) was a chemist who contributed to the development of explosives and liquefied petroleum gas. Early career Snelling studied at Harva...
Levi K. Fuller, Governor (1841 - 1896)
Levi Knight Fuller (February 24, 1841 – October 10, 1896) was the 44th Governor of Vermont from 1892 to 1894. Early life Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and attended Brattle...
Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898)
Lewis Carroll Society Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon an...
Carl Akeley ("father of modern taxidermy") (1864 - 1926)
Carl Ethan Akeley (19 May 1864 - 18 November 1926) was a taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most no...

Inventors are people who invent unique or novel devices, methods, compositions, processes or discoveries.

List of notable inventors

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Dr. Andre Cipriani, pioneered the development of the Cobalt-60 Therapy units which are used for the treatment of cancer and occupational radiation protection.