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Gordon Kidd Teal (1907 - 2003)

Kidd Teal (January 10, 1907 – January 7, 2003) invented a method of applying the Czochralski method to produce extremely pure germanium single crystals used in making greatly improved transistors. He, ...

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Gordon Kidd Teal (1907 - 2003)

Kidd Teal (January 10, 1907 – January 7, 2003) invented a method of applying the Czochralski method to produce extremely pure germanium single crystals used in making greatly improved transistors. He, ...

1/3/2023

William Bennet Kouwenhoven (13 January 1886 – 10 November 1975), also known as the "Father of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," is famous for his development of the closed-chest cardiac massage and his...

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William Bennet Kouwenhoven (13 January 1886 – 10 November 1975), also known as the "Father of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," is famous for his development of the closed-chest cardiac massage and his...

10/22/2021

Howard H. Aiken MP (1900 - 1973)

Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was an American physicist and a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.

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Howard H. Aiken MP (1900 - 1973)

Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was an American physicist and a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.

8/26/2016

Comfort Avery Adams MP (1868 - 1958)

Avery Adams (November 1, 1868[1] – February 21, 1958) was an American electrical engineer who as a student helped Albert A. Michelson with the Michelson-Morley experiment (1887), which was later viewed...

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Comfort Avery Adams MP (1868 - 1958)

Avery Adams (November 1, 1868[1] – February 21, 1958) was an American electrical engineer who as a student helped Albert A. Michelson with the Michelson-Morley experiment (1887), which was later viewed...

8/25/2016

George Washington Pierce (1872 - 1956)

Washington Pierce (January 11, 1872 - August 25, 1956) was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at Harvard University and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications.Th...

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George Washington Pierce (1872 - 1956)

Washington Pierce (January 11, 1872 - August 25, 1956) was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at Harvard University and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications.Th...

12/18/2013

Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS MP (1849 - 1945)

John Ambrose Fleming FRS (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, the diode, then called...

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Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS MP (1849 - 1945)

John Ambrose Fleming FRS (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, the diode, then called...

12/17/2013

Edwin H. Armstrong MP (1890 - 1954)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – January 31, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He has been called "the most prolific and influenti...

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Edwin H. Armstrong MP (1890 - 1954)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... Edwin Howard Armstrong (December 18, 1890 – January 31, 1954) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He has been called "the most prolific and influenti...

11/9/2013

John B. Whitehead (1872 - 1954)

Boswell Whitehead (August 18, 1872 in Norfolk, Virginia - November 16, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American electrical engineer and a professor at Johns Hopkins University as well as the dean o...

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John B. Whitehead (1872 - 1954)

Boswell Whitehead (August 18, 1872 in Norfolk, Virginia - November 16, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American electrical engineer and a professor at Johns Hopkins University as well as the dean o...

11/9/2013

George Ashley Campbell (1870 - 1954)

Ashley Campbell (November 27, 1870 – November 10, 1954) was a pioneer in developing and applying quantitative mathematical methods to the problems of long-distance telegraphy and telephony. His most im...

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George Ashley Campbell (1870 - 1954)

Ashley Campbell (November 27, 1870 – November 10, 1954) was a pioneer in developing and applying quantitative mathematical methods to the problems of long-distance telegraphy and telephony. His most im...

11/9/2013

Lewis B. Stillwell (1863 - 1941)

Buckley Stillwell (March 12, 1863 – January 19, 1941) was an American electrical engineer and the president of American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) from 1909 to 1910. He received the AIEE ...

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Lewis B. Stillwell (1863 - 1941)

Buckley Stillwell (March 12, 1863 – January 19, 1941) was an American electrical engineer and the president of American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) from 1909 to 1910. He received the AIEE ...

11/9/2013

Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. (1873 - 1941)

Gherardi, Jr. (April 6, 1873 – August 14, 1941) was a noted American electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work in developing the early telephone systems in the United States. Recognized as one...

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Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. (1873 - 1941)

Gherardi, Jr. (April 6, 1873 – August 14, 1941) was a noted American electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work in developing the early telephone systems in the United States. Recognized as one...

11/9/2013

John W. Howell MP (1857 - 1937)

White Howell (December 22, 1857 - July 28, 1937) was an American electrical engineer who spent his entire professional career (1880 to 1930) working for Thomas Edison, specializing in the development a...

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John W. Howell MP (1857 - 1937)

White Howell (December 22, 1857 - July 28, 1937) was an American electrical engineer who spent his entire professional career (1880 to 1930) working for Thomas Edison, specializing in the development a...

11/9/2013

William D. Coolidge MP (1873 - 1975)

Retired General Electric researcher who revolutionized the electrical industry with his development of ductile tungsten in 1908. Coolidge's pliable tungsten filaments made light bulbs longer-lasting an...

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William D. Coolidge MP (1873 - 1975)

Retired General Electric researcher who revolutionized the electrical industry with his development of ductile tungsten in 1908. Coolidge's pliable tungsten filaments made light bulbs longer-lasting an...

11/9/2013

Edwin W. Rice, Jr. (1862 - 1935)

Edwin Wilbur Rice, Jr. (La Crosse, Wisconsin, 6 May 1862 - Schenectady, New York, 25 November 1935) was a president and considered one of the three fathers of General Electric.-------------------------...

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Edwin W. Rice, Jr. (1862 - 1935)

Edwin Wilbur Rice, Jr. (La Crosse, Wisconsin, 6 May 1862 - Schenectady, New York, 25 November 1935) was a president and considered one of the three fathers of General Electric.-------------------------...

11/9/2013

Lee de Forest MP (1873 - 1961)

"DeForest; de Forest;"

De Forest (August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and ...

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Lee de Forest MP (1873 - 1961)

"DeForest; de Forest;"

De Forest (August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and ...

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Charles Franklin Kettering MP (1876 - 1958)

Charles Franklin Kettering August 29, 1876 Loudonville, Ohio-November 25, 1958 Dayton, Ohio Parents: Jacob Kettering b.1841 and Martha Hunter b. June 1845 Wife: Olive Williams Son: Eugene Williams Kett...

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Charles Franklin Kettering MP (1876 - 1958)

Charles Franklin Kettering August 29, 1876 Loudonville, Ohio-November 25, 1958 Dayton, Ohio Parents: Jacob Kettering b.1841 and Martha Hunter b. June 1845 Wife: Olive Williams Son: Eugene Williams Kett...

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Vannevar Bush, Ph.D. MP (1890 - 1974)

Bush ( /væˈniːvɑr/ van-nee-var; March 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the a...

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Vannevar Bush, Ph.D. MP (1890 - 1974)

Bush ( /væˈniːvɑr/ van-nee-var; March 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the a...

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Gano Sillick Dunn (1870 - 1953)

Dunn (October 18, 1870 – April 10, 1953) was President of Cooper Union, and an early President of the United States National Research Council.Dunn received the first degree in Electrical engineering gr...

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Gano Sillick Dunn (1870 - 1953)

Dunn (October 18, 1870 – April 10, 1953) was President of Cooper Union, and an early President of the United States National Research Council.Dunn received the first degree in Electrical engineering gr...

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Robert Andrews Millikan MP (1868 - 1953)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... Robert A. Millikan (22 March 1868 – 19 December 1953) was an American experimental physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his measurement of the charge on th...

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Robert Andrews Millikan MP (1868 - 1953)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... Robert A. Millikan (22 March 1868 – 19 December 1953) was an American experimental physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics for his measurement of the charge on th...

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Cummings C. Chesney (1863 - 1947)

C. Chesney (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1863 - November 27, 1947) was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to alternating current power systems.

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Cummings C. Chesney (1863 - 1947)

C. Chesney (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1863 - November 27, 1947) was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to alternating current power systems.

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