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1.	Laszlo Biro, the man who realised that printing ink was quick-drying and smudge-free. He tried to use this in a fountain pen, but found it too viscous. On the trail of a plan, he ended up by inventing the ballpoint pen with his brother. Click here to read about Laszlo Biro
2.	Blodgett was the first woman with a doctorate to be hired to General Electric's research laboratory. From there she pioneered research in Thin Film Technology, and non-reflective glass. Her non-reflecting coatings have found applications all over the world, and are common in cars, spectacles, picture frames and telescopes, amongst others. Click here to read about Katherine Blodgett
3.	Peter Cooper, founder of the Cooper Union School for the Advancement of Science and Art, in is time, the only private, full-scholarship college in the United States dedicated exclusively to preparing students for the professions of architecture, art and engineering. Click here to read about Peter Cooper
4.	Sir Humphry Davy, the English chemist, discovered many important compounds and elements, and turned his hand to invention also. Click here to read about Humphry Davy
5.	John Deere, whose legacy marks the farm landscape with green and yellow tractors, did a lot for farming, especially in the US, and as such, deserves his rich heritage. Click here to read about John Deere
6.	Rudolf Diesel, who invented the internal combustion engine that takes his name, and now powers anything from the smallest car to the largest ship. Click here to read about Rudolf Diesel
7.	Meet Mr Kodak! Click here to read about George Eastman
8.	Next up is Thomas Edison - a man awarded over 1,000 patents, of which the electric light bulb was just one. This piece contains some interesting views on Edison as written by cognitive scientist Don Norman. Click here to read about Thomas Edison
9.	Check out Philo Farnsworth: an odd christian name, but this man invented television. Shame he couldn't market it, and then lost the credit. Click here to read about Philo Farnsworth
10.	Benjamin Franklin was much more than just an American President and co-author of the Declaration of Independence. Read this piece to see why. Click here to read about Benjamin Franklin
11.	John Gorrie: the man who pioneered refrigeration, air conditioning and ice manufacture. Click here to read about John Gorrie
12.	John Kellogg, who was passionate about health foods, and educating people to eat healthily. He even helped by contributing one of the most popular breakfast cereals in the world, Corn Flakes. Click here to read about John Kellogg
13.	Arthur Korn, the German who invented an early version of the fax. Click here to read about Arthur Korn
14.	Bill Lear's name is renowned throughout business aviation, but less well-known is the fact that he invented the 8-track cassette player and the car radio. This is a short biography of a very interesting man. Click here to read about Bill Lear
15.	Samuel F. B. Morse, the American inventor who developed the first practical electric telegraph. Click here to read about Samuel F. B. Morse
16.	Pinkerton founded the fabled detective agency that bears his name. He is also widely credited with formulating many of the methods used in modern investigative processes. Click here to read about Allan Pinkerton
17.	This man quite simply revolutionised fashion and the clothing industry by taking a little-known French fabric 'serge de nimes', and then selling it to the gold rush workers. The Denim Jeans were born, and now everybody knows Levi Strauss. Click here to read about Levi Strauss
18.	The man who decided that there weren't enough languages in the world, so invented his own new one, Esperanto. Click here to read about Ludwig Zamenhof