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1855–1905. Inventor. Folding "cabinet-bed", forerunner of the Murphy bed; first African-American woman to receive a patent in the United States. [ 81][ 82][ 83] Grant, George F. 1846–1910. Dentist, professor. The first African-American professor at Harvard, Boston dentist, and inventor of a wooden golf tee .
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. [ 1] Jones innovated mobile refrigeration technology. Jones received 61 patents, including 40 for ...
The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. [ 1] The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when sensitive electronic communications were not routinely encrypted; today, the names simply serve for purposes of brevity, clarity ...
The Secret Service uses code names for presidents, first ladies and other prominent people and locations. Originally, the code names were used for security purposes when sensitive electronic ...
Cassegrain telescope – Laurent Cassegrain. Catherine Wheel – Catherine of Alexandria. Chippendale chair, Chippendale furniture – Thomas Chippendale. Clerihew – Edmund Clerihew Bentley. Coade stone – Eleanor Coade. Codd-neck bottle – Hiram Codd. Coddington magnifier – Henry Coddington.
This is a list of Korean inventions and discoveries; Koreans have made contributions to science and technology from ancient to modern times. In the contemporary era, South Korea plays an active role in the ongoing Digital Revolution , with one of the largest electronics industries and most innovative economies in the world.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is well aware of her groundbreaking status.The new Democratic vice presidential pick has selected "Pioneer" as her Secret Service code name, CNN first reported Monday ...
Gersh Budker (1918–1977), Russia – electron cooling, co-inventor of collider. Edward Bull (1759–1798), England – Bull engine (a modified steam engine) Robert Bunsen (1811–1899), Germany – Bunsen burner. Henry Burden (1791–1871), Scotland and U.S. – Horseshoe machine, first usable iron railroad spike.