Ulugh Beg (c. 1393 or 1394 in Sultaniyeh (Persia) – October 27, 1449) was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly-known name is not…
» more details
Alexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak (December 29 [O.S. 16 December] 1912–July 7, 1974) was a Soviet aircraft and missile designer. He was the Chief Designer of MKB "Raduga", from March 1957.
He…
» more details
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), is a British engineer and computer scientist and MIT professor credited with inventing the World Wide Web, making the first proposal…
» more details
Bì ShÄ“ng (990-1051 AD) was the inventor of the first known movable type printing press technology. Bi Sheng's press was made of Chinese porcelain and was invented between 1041 and…
» more details
László József Bíró (September 29, 1899 – October 24, 1985) was the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen.
Bíró was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary in 1899. He presented the first…
» more details
Clarence Frank Birdseye II (December 9, 1886 – October 7, 1956) was an American inventor who is considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry.
Early life
Birdseye's double…
» more details
Arthur Paul Pedrick
Arthur Paul Pedrick was a prolific British inventor who obtained 162 United Kingdom patents between 1962 and his death in 1976.[1] His inventions were notable for their…
» more details
Jerome H. Lemelson
Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson (July 18, 1923 Staten Island, New York - October 1, 1997) was a prolific and controversial American engineer, inventor and patent holder. Inventions…
» more details
Josephine Garis Cochrane (1839 - August 3, 1913) invented the first practical mechanical dishwasher in 1886, in Shelbyville, Illinois. Mrs. Cochrane was a rich woman who held many fancy dinner…
» more details