Lewis Latimer
Lewis Howard Latimer was one of the first African American inventors of repute in the United States of America. He was born on 4 September 1848 to George and Rebecca Latimer, who had previously been slaves in Virginia.
Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss (born Loeb Strauss) was an American entrepreneur and founder of the original blue jeans company Levi Strauss & Co.
Les Paul
Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss) was a famous American musician, songwriter, inventor, and pioneer of recording techniques.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists, intellectuals and scientists during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in 1452 in Vinci, Italy.
Larry Page
Lawrence Edward Page, more popularly known as Larry Page, is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Google, the largest internet company in the world.
Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse was a German engineer, widely credited with manufacturing of the world’s first programmable computer in 1938, long before the world had ever heard of such a thing.
Kary Mullis
Kary Banks Mullis is an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1993 for his contribution towards the improvement of the PCR technique used in DNA testing.
Karl Benz
Karl Friedrich Benz was a German engineer and entrepreneur who designed and developed the world’s first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
Justus von Liebig
Justus Freiherr von Liebig was a German chemist, who conducted crucial research in the areas of organic and inorganic chemistry, agricultural chemistry, physiology, and biochemistry.
Juan de la Cierva
Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu was a Spanish aeronautical and civil engineer, and pilot who is famous for the invention of the autogyro, the precursor to the helicopter.