American Inventors

Steve Jobs's Inventions

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was the world renowned founder and CEO of “Apple Inc“, the American multinational company that designs and sells electronics, software and personal computers.

Sergey Brin's Inventions

Sergey Brin

American computer scientist and entrepreneur Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is the co-founder of Google, the largest internet company in the world.

Samuel Morse's Inventions

Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse was an American painter and inventor born in 1791, who is known for developing the electric telegraph and Morse Code – a system of relaying messages over long distances using a series of dashes and dots.

Samuel Colt's Inventions

Samuel Colt

American inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt is best remembered for inventing the revolver in 1836. Colt’s father was a farmer turned businessman, and his mother’s father was an army officer whose flintlock pistol was one of Colt’s prized possessions.

Ron Popeil's Inventions

Ron Popeil

Ron Popeil is an American inventor and TV marketer, best known for designing affordable kitchen utensils, and founding the “Ronco” marketing company.

Robert Noyce's Inventions

Robert Noyce

Robert Norton Noyce was a Silicon Valley pioneer who cofounded Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation. He also co-invented the Integrated Circuit and introduced the microprocessor – both of which have revolutionized technology and electronics as we know today.

Robert Moog's Inventions

Robert Moog

Robert Moog (formally Robert Arthur Moog) is best known as the founder of Moog music and the inventor of the Moog synthesizer . Moog was born in 1934 and lived in New York City for most of his life.

Ruth Handler's Inventions

Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler (née Mosko) was an inventor and businesswoman, famous for being one of the founding members of the toy giant Mattel Inc. and for inventing the most famous doll in the world, namely Barbie.

Robert Goddard's Inventions

Robert Goddard

American physicist and inventor Robert Goddard was the first person to invent and create the world’s first liquid fuel rocket. Born in Massachusetts in 1859, Goddard was interested in engineering and technology from an early age.

Robert Fulton's Inventions

Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton was an American inventor of the 19th century who developed the first commercially successful steamboat. Fulton was born in Pennsylvania on November 14, 1765.

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