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Dean Kamen

Born: 1951 Medication Infusion Pumps. Kamen's first major innovation was the AutoSyringe, a wearable device that delivered precise doses of medication to diabetics and other patients with a variety…

Nikola Tesla

  Born: 1856 Birthplace: Smiljan, Lika, Croatia   Electro-magnetic motor—Tesla invented the induction motor which had a rotating magnetic field. The electro-magnetic motor was…

Marvin Camras

Born: 1916Birthplace: Chicago, Ill Method and means of magnetic recording—Camras's inventions are used in modern magnetic tape and wire recorders, including high frequency bias, improved recording…

monotype

(Encyclopedia) monotype, type set by the Monotype machine. See printing.

Herning

(Encyclopedia) Herning Herning hĕrˈnĭng [key], city, Ringkøbing co., central Denmark. It is an important…

San Carlos

(Encyclopedia) San CarlosSan Carlossăn kärˈlōs [key], residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts.

Whitewater, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Whitewater, city (1990 pop. 12,636), Jefferson and Walworth counties, SE Wis., in a dairy and farm area; inc. 1885. It has a foundry and plants that make various light manufactures,…

The History of the ATM

The Question: Can you tell me who invented the ATM and when? The Answer: Don Wetzel is credited with inventing the Automated Teller Machine in the late 1960's, while working for a company in…

Warren de la Rue

astronomer, physicistBorn: 1/15/1815Birthplace: Guernsey, United Kingdom After studying in Paris, he began working in his father's papermaking business, inventing an envelope-folding machine. He…

Kovrov

(Encyclopedia) KovrovKovrovkərôfˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 160,000), central European Russia, on the Klyazma River. Kovrov is an industrial center that produces excavating machines, linen textiles, and…