Inventions

The invention:  A hybrid automobile with both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The people behind the invention: ...

The invention: An electrochemical cell that directly converts energy from reactions between oxidants and fuels, such as liquid hydrogen, ...

The invention:  Method for preserving foods and other organic matter by freezing them and using a vacuum to remove their water content ...

The invention: The first major computer programming language, FORTRAN supported programming in a mathematical language that was natural ...

The invention: It was long known that low temperatures helped to protect food against spoiling; the invention that made frozen food pract...

The invention: A method of broadcasting radio signals by modulating the frequency, rather than the amplitude, of radio waves, FM radio gr...

lighting The invention: A form of electrical lighting that uses a glass tube coated with phosphor that gives off a cool bluish light and...

The invention: Inexpensive magnetic medium for storing and moving computer data. The people behind the invention: Andrew D. Booth (1918- ...

The invention:Amicroscope that uses ions formed in high-voltage electric fields to view atoms on metal surfaces. The people behind the in...

The invention: The application of glass fibers to electronic communications and other fields to carry large volumes of information quickl...

The invention: Originally known as the “facsimile machine,” a machine that converts written and printed images into electrical signals th...

The invention:  The first general-purpose electronic digital computer. The people behind the invention: John Presper Eckert (1919-19...

The invention: Portable electronic device that both simulates the sounds of acoustic instruments and creates entirely new sounds. The per...

The invention:  A device for viewing extremely small objects that uses electron beams and “electron lenses” instead of the light rays ...

The invention: A system of electrodes that measures brain wave patterns in humans, making possible a new era of neurophysiology. The peop...

The invention: Device for analyzing the electrical currents of the human heart. The people behind the invention: Willem Einthoven (1860-1...

The invention:  An electrically powered and hermetically sealed food-storage appliance that replaced iceboxes, improved production, and...

The invention: Electrically powered time-keeping device with a quartz resonator that has led to the development of extremely accurate, re...