Inventions

The invention: The first significant clinical ophthalmic application of any laser system was the treatment of retinal tears with a pulse...

The invention: Video and audio playback system that uses a lowpower laser to decode information digitally stored on reflective disks. The...

The invention: Taking its name from the acronym for light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation, a laser is a beam of elec...

The invention: Double sheets of glass separated by a thin layer of plastic sandwiched between them. The people behind the invention: Edou...

The invention: Amechanical respirator that saved the lives of victims of poliomyelitis. The people behind the invention: Philip Drinker (...

The invention:  A worldwide network of interlocking computer systems, developed out of a U.S. government project to improve military pr...

The invention: The most common type of engine in automobiles and many other vehicles, the internal combusion engine is characterized by...

The invention:  A key idea in the late Industrial Revolution, the interchangeability of parts made possible mass production of identi...

The invention: Popularly known by its Polaroid tradename, a camera capable of producing finished photographs immediately after its film w...

The invention: The first application of color to infrared photography, which performs tasks not possible for ordinary photography. The pe...

The invention: Method for propagating plants in artificial media that has revolutionized agriculture. The people behind the invention: Ge...

The invention: A relatively small, simple, and inexpensive computer that is often credited with having launched the personal computer age...

The invention: Popularly known as the “H-Bomb,” the hydrogen bomb differs from the original atomic bomb in using fusion, rather than fissi...

The invention: A vehicle requiring no surface contact for traction that moves freely over a variety of surfaces—particularly water—while...

The invention: A lensless system of three-dimensional photography that was one of the most important developments in twentieth century op...

The invention: A device that warms and cools buildings efficiently and cheaply by moving heat from one area to another. The people beh...

The invention: The first artificial device to oxygenate and circulate blood during surgery, the heart-lung machine began the era of open-...