McIntyre Research Foundation fonds, 1930-1992
Inventor NameUnknownRepositoryArchives of Ontario77Grenville Street, Unit 300Toronto, ONM5S 1B3416-327-1600www.archives.gov.on.caPhysical Description3.9 metres of textual records ca. 75 artifacts: lung...
View ArticleEllanore June Parker fonds, [ca. 1919-1954]
Inventor NameParker, Ellanore JuneRepositoryBritish Columbia ArchivesPO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVTVictoria, BCV8W 9V1250-387-1952www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htmPhysical Description22 cm of textual...
View ArticleEdith Marjorie Fulmer fonds, 1934-1983
Inventor NameFulmer, Edith MarjorieRepositoryBritish Columbia ArchivesPO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVTVictoria, BCV8W 9V1250-387-1952www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htmPhysical Description7 cm of textual...
View ArticleEdgar Ribi Papers, 1950-1986 (inclusive)
Inventor NameRibi, EdgarRepositoryUniversity of Montana--MissoulaMaureen and Mike Mansfield LibraryThe University of Montana—MissoulaMissoula, MT...
View ArticleRoger J. Williams Papers, 1920-1988
Inventor NameWilliams, Roger J.RepositoryDolph Briscoe Center for American HistoryThe University of Texas at AustinSid Richardson Hall 2.1011 University Station D1100Austin, Texas...
View ArticleDr. Irvin M. Borish Papers, 1939-1996
Inventor NameBorish, Irvin M.RepositoryUniversity of Houston LibrariesSpecial Collection114 University LibrariesUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX...
View ArticleDr. Irvin M. Borish Papers, 1939-1996
Inventor NameBorish, Irvin M.RepositoryUniversity of Houston LibrariesSpecial Collection114 University LibrariesUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX...
View ArticleGuide to the Neal Lane Papers, circa 1980-2000
Inventor NameUnknownRepositoryWoodson Research Center MS #215Fondren LibraryRice UniversityP.O. Box 1892Houston, TX 77251-1892713-348-2586http://library.rice.edu/collections/WRCPhysical Description115...
View ArticlePapers of Maurice J. Meynier, MD
Inventor NameMeynier, Maurice J.RepositoryHouston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center LibraryJohn P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center1133 John Freeman Blvd.Houston, Texas...
View ArticleShriners Hospital Patient Isolation Unit Records, 1956-1981 (bulk 1969-1972)
Inventor NameMaley, MatthewRepositoryArchives CenterNational Museum of American HistorySmithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archivesPhysical Description.75...
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They invented the Band-Aid.[Editor's Note: The Band-Aid was invented by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson, in 1920. According to the American National Biography Online, Dickson's...
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Monty, a nurse, observed a problem with monitoring pulse in the lower leg post surgery. His friend, an industrial designer proposed a small infrared diode and photoreceptor that could illuminate an LED...
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AED sign. Image by Carnby via Wikimedia CommonsIt's December 12th. A 53-year-old man and his family are at Pennsylvania Station after spending a fun-filled day taking in the holiday sights in New York...
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A Michigan native invented the modern day hospital bed. His name was Dr. Homer Stryker.[Editor's Note: According to Western Michigan University: Dr. Homer Stryker was an orthopaedic surgeon, inventor,...
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A gel that can allows certain molecular sized drugs to cross it to access the skin and flow into the blood stream.Please take our quick feedback survey at...
View ArticleInsulin
I live London, Canada. Sir Fredrick Banting invented insulin. He changed the lives of those suffering from diabetes.[Editor's note: According to the Nobel Prize website, "In October 1920 in Toronto,...
View ArticleInvention of Soft Contact Lenses
We live in a city where Otto Wichterle, the famous inventor of contacts, once lived.[Editor's note: According to the New York Times, "Otto Wichterle, a Czechoslovak chemist who in 1961 used an Erector...
View ArticleCrest Toothpaste
Crest toothpaste was invented at Indiana University by a student attending IU in Balatine Hall.Editor's Note: According to an article from Business History Review, as shared by Harvard Business...
View Articlebioglasses
binoculars that can be attached to glasses.---[Editor's Note: Binocular glasses were originally invented in the 1800s so opera goers would be able see all of the action on stage even if they ended up...
View ArticleInvention Of The Medical Dressing
The medical dressing was invented in 3M's laboratories by Steve Heinecke. It was invented in the late 1970s.---Editor's Note: Steve Heinecke is a corporate scientist at 3M Healthcare; he has worked at...
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