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Woodard, William E., 1873-1942 (inventor)
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1909 - 1949
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3.3 Cubic Feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0125
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of United States, Canadian, Mexican and other foreign patents issued to William E. Woodard from 1909 to 1949. The patents are for Woodard's developments in steam and electric locomotive design.
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Scientists and Inventors Portrait File: photoprints
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Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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undated
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10 Cubic Feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0315
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Although the obvious intention of the organizers of this file was to produce a comprehensive, alphabetical file of images of important scientists, inventors, engineers, and other figures in the history of science and technology, the resulting representation of significant subjects is somewhat haphazard. Also, there are some portraits of subjects o...
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Jackson, Milt
Madewell, Steven
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October 2, 2010
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2 electronic discs (dvd)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1241
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Milt Jackson who discusses his "re-invention" of the test tube. Jackson's test tube has a flat side that enables it to rest horizontally without a rack, and a bent end. Milt Jackson is the founder of the company Norwood-Cortez which provides computer systems design services.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Sherman, Patsy
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March 12, 1997.
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0.35 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0599
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Videohistory contains original and reference videos documenting a lecture program for children by Patsy Sherman, inventor of Scotchgard (R).
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Massie, Thomas
McLurkin, James
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1995; 1997.
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1 Cubic Feet (3 boxes, 5 hours)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0603
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Master and reference videos documenting interviews by Michael Judd with Thomas H. Massie, inventor of the Phantom Haptic Interface, and James McLurkin, inventor of microrobotic ants. Massie interview 603.8 includes views of Western School children in classroom and library.
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Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)
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1788 January 28
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0.15 Cubic Feet (1 item)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0216
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A promissory note of January 28, 1788 to Robert Stubbe for the sum of eighteen shillings and six pence, Pennsylvania currency. See Rumsey's article, "A Short Treatise on the Application of Steam, whereby is clearly shewn, from actual experiments, that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great ...
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Naval History, Div. of, NMAH, SI
Ayres, Waldemar A., 1909- ((inventor))
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1954-1974
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3.3 Cubic Feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0077
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection deals primarily with Ayres' artificial gill underwater breathing equipment project. Includes correspondence (1956-1971), personal papers, three boxes of research notes, documentation of the success of the invention, and subsequent patents and patent litigation; also publicity for the artificial gill, items from Ayres' other projects, and...
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Adler, Charles, Jr., 1899-1980 (engineer, inventor)
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1899 - 1980
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6 Cubic Feet (; 15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0351
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, patents, and printed materials documenting the inventive career of Charles Adler, Jr. Adler is best known for his development of the first traffic actuated signal light in 1928.
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Lemelson Center
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1995-2001
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-583
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document grants administered by the Lemelson Center to fund projects related to inventors and inventions. Materials include grant proposals, correspondence and notes, reports, financial records, and research information.
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Wait, Wesley, 1861-1949
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1921-1925
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0.1 linear meter and oversize.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7094
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Wesley Wait (1861-1949), dental surgeon and inventor, corresponded with the Smithsonian between 1921 and 1925 in regard to his research on "The Unity of the Universal Existence." Though most of this correspondence is presently missing, these papers contain a typescript of "The Unity of the Universal Existence" by Wait, 1901, and nineteen ...