Charles Sumner Tainter

Charles Sumner Tainter

male, deceased (1940)
Charles Sumner Tainter (April 25, 1854 - April 20, 1940) was an American engineer and inventor, best known for his collaborations with Alexander...
Pierre Lallement

Pierre Lallement

male, deceased (1891)
Pierre Lallement (born between August 30, 1843 and August 29, 1844; died August 29, 1891) was the inventor of the bicycle. As a 19-year-old maker...
Richard Friend

Richard Friend

male
Professor Sir Richard Henry Friend FRS is Cavendish Professor at the University of Cambridge with a world-renowned reputation for his research into...
Arthur Scherbius

Arthur Scherbius

male, deceased (1929)
Arthur Scherbius (20 October 1878-13 May 1929) was a German electrical engineer who patented an invention for a mechanical cipher machine, later...
Clement Mok

Clement Mok

male
Clement Mok is a designer, software publisher/developer, author, and design patent holder. He has founded several design-related businesses -...

Jim Foster

male
Jim Foster is the founder and first commissioner of the Arena Football League. He is also a former NFL and USFL executive and was later the...
Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

male, deceased (1964)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier (April 16, 1907 - February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman, and was the founder of Bombardier. He made...
Johan Vaaler

Johan Vaaler

male, deceased (1910)
Johan Vaaler (March 15, 1866-March 14, 1910) was a Norwegian patent clerk and inventor who has often erroneously been identified with the invention...

Thomas Holloway

male, deceased (1883)
Thomas Holloway was a patent medicine vendor and philanthropist from England. Holloway was born in Devonport, Devon, in 1800. He was the elder son...
Frank Wu

Frank Wu

male
Frank Wu is a science fiction and fantasy artist living in Palo Alto. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 2004 and 2006; he was previously...