John Wyatt

John Wyatt

male, deceased (1766)
John Wyatt (? - 1766), an English inventor, was born near Lichfield and was related to Sarah Ford, Doctor Johnson's mother. A carpenter by trade he...
Paul Stamets

Paul Stamets

male, 54 years old
Paul Stamets (born July 17, 1955) is an American mycologist, author, and advocate of bioremediation.
Robert Kearns

Robert Kearns

male, deceased (2005)
Robert W. Kearns (10 March 1927 - 9 February 2005) was the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most vehicles from 1969 to...
Patricia Bath

Patricia Bath

female, 67 years old
Patricia Era Bath (born November 4, 1942, Harlem, New York) is an ophthalmologist credited as the first African American woman doctor to receive a...
Alexander Parkes

Alexander Parkes

male, deceased (1890)
Alexander Parkes (December 29 1831 - June 29 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created celluloid, the first...
William Fox Talbot

William Fox Talbot

male, deceased (1877)
William Henry Fox Talbot was an early photographer who made major contributions to the photographic process. He is remembered as the holder of a...
Friedrich Koenig

Friedrich Koenig

male, deceased (1833)
Friedrich Gottlob Koenig (April 17, 1774 in Eisleben - January 17, 1833) was a German inventor best-known for his high-speed printing press, which...
Seth Boyden

Seth Boyden

male, deceased (1870)
Seth Boyden (November 17, 1788 - March 31, 1870) was an American inventor. He was the brother of Uriah A. Boyden. A New England native (born in...
Simon Lake

Simon Lake

male, deceased (1945)
Simon Lake (September 4, 1866 - June 23, 1945) was an American mechanical engineer and naval architect who obtained over two hundred patents for...
John Roebuck

John Roebuck

male, deceased (1794)
John Roebuck (1718 - July 17, 1794) was an English inventor, who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution. He was born at Sheffield,...