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inventor

inventor

person that devises a new device, method, composition, or process

96
Memorial Pages

96 memorial pages of people whose profession was inventor

EB

Memorial

Evelyn Berezin

04/12/1925 – 12/08/2018

93 years

American computer scientist

Manhattan
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PA
Portrait of Paul Allen (1953–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Paul Allen

01/21/1953 – 10/15/2018

65 years

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft

Seattle
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CK
Portrait of Charles K. Kao (1933–2018) – memorial page

Memorial

Charles K. Kao

11/04/1933 – 09/23/2018

84 years

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

Shanghai
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CP
Portrait of Charles P. Thacker (1943–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Charles P. Thacker

02/26/1943 – 06/12/2017

74 years

American computer pioneer

Palo Alto
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JF
Portrait of Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Jacque Fresco

03/13/1916 – 05/18/2017

101 years

American futurist and self-described social engineer

Sebring
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AK
Portrait of Adolph Kiefer (1918–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Adolph Kiefer

06/27/1918 – 05/05/2017

98 years

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, businessman, chief executive officer

Lake County
1
Family Tree
LF
Portrait of Ludvig Faddeev (1934–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Ludvig Faddeev

03/23/1934 – 02/26/2017

82 years

Russian mathematician and physicist

Saint Petersburg
11
PM
Portrait of Peter Mansfield (1933–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Peter Mansfield

10/09/1933 – 02/08/2017

83 years

English physicist known for magnetic resonance imaging

Nottingham
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IV
Portrait of Igor Volk (1937–2017) – memorial page

Memorial

Igor Volk

04/12/1937 – 01/03/2017

79 years

Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut

Plovdiv
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DH

Memorial

David Hahn

10/30/1976 – 09/27/2016

39 years

United States marine

Shelby Charter Township
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AZ
Portrait of Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016) – memorial page

Memorial

Ahmed Zewail

02/26/1946 – 08/02/2016

70 years

Egyptian chemist

Pasadena
1
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Portrait of Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930–2016) – memorial page

Memorial

Rudolf E. Kálmán

05/19/1930 – 07/02/2016

86 years

Hungarian-born American electrical engineer

Gainesville
1
RT
Portrait of Raymond Tomlinson (1941–2016) – memorial page

Memorial

Raymond Tomlinson

04/23/1941 – 03/05/2016

74 years

American computer programmer

Lincoln
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AF

Memorial

Artur Fischer

12/31/1919 – 01/27/2016

96 years

German inventor

Waldachtal
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CH
Portrait of Charles Hard Townes (1915–2015) – memorial page

Memorial

Charles Hard Townes

07/28/1915 – 01/27/2015

99 years

20th-century American physicist

Oakland
1
RH
Portrait of Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014) – memorial page

Memorial

Ralph H. Baer

03/08/1922 – 12/06/2014

92 years

German-born American inventor and engineer

Manchester
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SL
Portrait of Stephanie L. Kwolek (1923–2014) – memorial page

Memorial

Stephanie L. Kwolek

07/31/1923 – 06/18/2014

90 years

American chemist, inventor of Kevlar

Wilmington
1
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RR
Portrait of Run Run Shaw (1907–2014) – memorial page

Memorial

Run Run Shaw

11/19/1907 – 01/07/2014

106 years

Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist

Hong Kong
3
Family Tree
MK
Portrait of Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Mikhail Kalashnikov

11/10/1919 – 12/23/2013

94 years

Soviet and Russian small arms designer

Izhevsk
3
RR
Portrait of Ruth R. Benerito (1916–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Ruth R. Benerito

01/12/1916 – 10/05/2013

97 years

American scientist and inventor

Metairie
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RD
Portrait of Ray Dolby (1933–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Ray Dolby

01/18/1933 – 09/12/2013

80 years

American engineer and inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system

San Francisco
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Family Tree
AB

Memorial

Amar Bose

11/02/1929 – 07/12/2013

83 years

Indian American academic entrepreneur

Wayland
11
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DE
Portrait of Douglas Engelbart (1925–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Douglas Engelbart

01/30/1925 – 07/02/2013

88 years

American engineer and inventor

Atherton
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PR
Portrait of Phil Ramone (1934–2013) – memorial page

Memorial

Phil Ramone

01/05/1934 – 03/30/2013

79 years

American recording engineer, record producer and violinist

NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
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