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Famous Inventors : A to Z

Research the history of famous inventors - past and present

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Henry Brown

Patented a "receptacle for storing and preserving papers" on November 2, 1886. It was special in that it kept the papers separated.

Rachel Fuller Brown

Invented the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic, Nystatin.

John Moses Browning

Prolific gun inventor known for his automatic pistols.

Robert G Bryant

Chemical engineer, Doctor Robert G Bryant works for NASA's Langley Research Center and has patented numerous inventions

Robert Bunsen

As an inventor, Robert Bunsen developed several methods of analyzing gases, however, he is best known for his invention of the Bunsen burner.

Luther Burbank

Luther Burbank held several plant patents on different types of potatoes including the Idaho potato and other fruits and vegetables.

Joseph H. Burckhalter

Co-patented first antibody labeling agent.

William Seward Burroughs

Invented the first practical adding and listing machine.

Nolan Bushnell

Invented the video game Pong and is perhaps the father of computer entertainment.

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