Inventions

The invention: A technique that greatly enhanced surgery patients’ chances of survival by replenishing the blood they lose in surgery wit...

The invention: An orally administered drug that inhibits ovulation in women, thereby greatly reducing the chance of pregnancy. The peopl...

The invention: The world’s first electronic general-purpose digital computer. The people behind the invention: John Presper Eckert (1919-...

The invention: The first successful chamber for manned deep-sea diving missions. The people behind the invention: William Beebe (1877-1...

The invention: A submersible vessel capable of exploring the deepest trenches of the world’s oceans. The people behind the invention: Wi...

The invention: An interactive computer system and simple programming language that made it easier for nontechnical people to use compute...

The invention: The first commercially successful process in which a single exposure in a regular camera produced a color image. The peo...

The invention: The world’s first atomic-powered merchant ship demonstrated a peaceful use of atomic power. The people behind the inventio...

The invention: A clock using the ammonia molecule as its oscillator that surpasses mechanical clocks in long-term stability, precision,...

The invention: A weapon of mass destruction created during World War II that utilized nuclear fission to create explosions equivalent t...

The invention: Amanufacturing technique pioneered in the automobile industry by Henry Ford that lowered production costs and helped brin...

The invention An artificial sweetener with a comparatively natural taste widely used in carbonated beverages. The people behind the ...

The invention Sputnik I, the first object put into orbit around the earth, which began the exploration of space. The people behind the...

The invention A machine that removes waste end-products and poisons out of the blood when human kidneys are not working properly. Th...