Inventors – 1961 to Present
Dennis Weatherby (1959-2007)
Dennis W. Weatherby was an administrator and scientist, responsible for leading the team that developed the chemical formula for what...
Meredith C. Gourdine (1929-1998)
Meredith C. Gourdine was an American engineer, athlete, and inventor. He primarily focused on electrogasdynamics systems which refer to generating...
Valerie Thomas (1943- )
Valerie LaVerne Thomas, scientist, mathematician, physicist, and inventor, was born on February 1, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. Reared in the...
Isiah Warner (1946- )
Professor Isiah M. Warner is the Boyd Professor of Chemistry and Philip W. West Professor Analytical & Environmental Chemistry at...
Marian R. Croak (1955- )
Marian R. Croak has contributed to the expansion of technology, especially Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), throughout her career. Croak...
Raye Jean Jordan Montague (1935-2018)
Raye Jean Jordan Montague, a registered professional engineer, was incredibly influential in transforming the field of marine vessel construction. A...
James Edward Maceo West (1931- )
The work of James Edward Maceo West transformed the way people around the world hear and transmit sound. In 1962,...
Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999)
Marie Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system. She is also credited with the invention...
George Carruthers (1939- )
The physicist and inventor George Carruthers, known for inventing the ultraviolet camera and spectrograph, was born on October 1, 1939...
