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IPWatchdog Inventors Hall of Fame |
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Welcome to the IPWatchdog Inventors Hall of Fame. The IPW Hall of Fame is now open and in the coming months the "charter members" will begin taking their place along side of the first inductee, and perhaps most famous of all American inventors, Benjamin Franklin.
If you would like to nominate someone for inclusion in the IPW Hall of Fame please send us an e-mail.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) - It is hard to overstate the popularity of Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century world. The list of Benjamin Franklin's inventions (such as the lightning rod, the odometer, a urinary catheter, bifocals and more) reveal a man of many talents and interests. It was his love of science and the pursuit of knowledge, however, that brought out the inventor in Franklin. His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better. |
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Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) - The most prolific and influential American inventor was undoubtedly Thomas Alva Edison. It is indeed difficult to imagine the modern world without scientific contributions and inventions of Edison. Known as the Wizard of Menlo Park, Edison received over one thousand US patents. Perhaps Edison's most famous inventions were the phonograph, motion pictures and the light-bulb. Truth be told, however, he really didn't "invent" the lightbulb, but rather he improved upon the technology by developing a light-bulb that used a lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe. Edison's invention lead to a reliable, long-lasting source of light. |
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Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943) - Upon arriving in the United States at the age of 28, Tesla was employed by Thomas Edison. Edison and Tesla eventually parted ways and Tesla went on to develop all of the components for the system of AC power generation and transmission that is used universally throughout the world today. In fact, Tesla became Edison's greatest rival. Although Guglielmo Marconi is widely credited with inventing the radio, it was the technology developed by Tesla that made Marconi's work possible. In fact, it is probably best to think of Tesla as the inventor of the radio. |
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