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Joseph John O'Connell (1861–1959), U.S. – number of inventions relating to telephony and electrical engineering President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in 1958, bringing together some of the best scientific minds in the country. Their aim was to help American military technology stay ahead of its enemies and prevent surprises, such as the launch of the satellite Sputnik 1, happening again. Among ARPA’s projects was a remit to test the feasibility of a large-scale computer network. Jian Zhou (1957–1999), together with Ian Hector Frazer (born 1953), China/U.S. – HPV vaccine against cervical cancer Around 3000 BC, the Egyptians used early concrete forms as mortar in their building. In 1824, Portland cement was invented by Joseph Aspdin of England. George Bartholomew laid down the first concrete-paved street in the US in 1893, which still exists.

Creative Team | The Inventor Film". theinventorfilm.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023 . Retrieved 8 February 2023. Shunpei Yamazaki (born 1942), Japan – patents in computer science and solid-state physics, see List of prolific inventorsRobert Swanson (1905–1994), Canada – invented and developed the first multi-chime air horn for use with diesel locomotives Lisitsyn brothers, Ivan Fyodorovich and Nazar Fyodorovich, Russia – samovar (the first documented makers) James Henry Greathead (1844–1896), South Africa – tunnel boring machine, tunnelling shield technique

Hans Tropsch (1889–1935), together with Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877–1947), Germany – Fischer–Tropsch process (refinery process) Jamie Redfern Over a three year period during the early 1970s, Australian child star Jamie Redfern scored four Top 40 hit singles… Mikhail Koshkin (1898–1940), Russia – T-34 medium tank, the best and most produced tank of World War II [6]Giorgi Eliava (1892–1937), together with Félix d'Herelle (1873–1949), France / Georgia – Phage therapy

Dalmaz, Véronique (15 September 2022). " "The Inventor": le film d'animation sur Léonard de Vinci de Jim Capobianco est en tournage dans un studio ardéchois"["The Inventor": the animated film about Leonardo da Vinci by Jim Capobianco is being shot in an Ardèche studio]. France Télévisions (in French). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023 . Retrieved 8 February 2023. Ma Jun ( fl. 220–265), China – south-pointing chariot (see differential gear), mechanical puppet theater, chain pumps, improved silk looms Subrata Roy (scientist) (born 1962), India, U.S. – Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle, Serpentine geometry plasma actuator, micro-scale actuators A four-stroke internal combustion engine. 1) Intake stroke - air and vaporised fuel are drawn in. 2) Compression stroke - fuel vapor and air are compressed and ignited. 3) Power stroke - fuel combusts and piston is pushed downwards. 4) Exhaust stroke – piston moves upwards and gasses created exit through exhaust valve. (Image credit: Zephyris | Creative Commons) Frank J. Sprague (1857–1934), father of electric traction, electric elevator improvements and electric multiple unit trains.Giovanni Luppis or Ivan Vukić (1813–1875), Austrian Empire (ethnical Croatian, from Rijeka) – self-propelled torpedo Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), The Netherlands – Fahrenheit temperature scale, Mercury-in-glass thermometer From Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, to Joy Mangano, who made it easier for busy parents to keep the house clean, all of these inventors have left their marks on history in their own ways. Although many of these names and products will be familiar to you, there are also engineers, scientists, and mathematicians on this list who you might not know. But that doesn’t mean their contributions to science are less significant—in fact, many of them formed the basis for later inventions and widespread technologies. The Inventor had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2019. It was produced by HBO Documentary Films and Jigsaw Productions with a television premiere on March 18, 2019 on HBO as well as its streaming platforms.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Feature Film in Competition – Official 6: The Inventor". Annecy Festival. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023 . Retrieved 15 May 2023. Yoshida, Emily (March 19, 2019). "Alex Gibney's Theranos Documentary Stares Deeply – Maybe Too Deeply – Into Elizabeth Holmes's Eyes". vulture.com . Retrieved March 24, 2019. a b c d e f g h i "mk2 films and The Exchange Journey Together with Leonardo da Vinci in 'The Inventor' ". mk2 Films. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023 . Retrieved 8 February 2023. Jun-ichi Nishizawa (1926–2018), Japan – Optical communication system, SIT/SITh (Static Induction Transistor/Thyristor), Laser diode, PIN diode American computer scientists who developed TCP/IP, the set of protocols that governs how data moves through a network. This helped the ARPANET evolve into the internet we use today. Vint Cerf is credited with the first written use of the word ‘internet’.

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Esther Takeuchi (born 1953) – holds more than 150 US-patents, the largest number for any woman in the United States James Dyson (born 1947), UK – Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, incorporating the principles of cyclonic separation. Alexander Nadiradze (1914–1987), Georgia/Russia – first mobile ICBM ( RT-21 Temp 2S), first reliable mobile ICBM ( RT-2PM Topol) Ibn al-Shatir (1304–1375), Syria – "jewel box" device which combined a compass with a universal sundial Winfrey, Graham (December 5, 2019). "From 'Ford v. Ferrari' to 'Super Size Me 2': The 10 Best Business Movies of 2019". Inc . Retrieved December 15, 2019.