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Greatbatch, Wilson, 1919-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Berger, Sondra
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1996-10-08
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0.25 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0601
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains original and master videos documenting Wilson Greatbatch, inventor of the Cardiac Pacemaker. Greatbatch demonstrates the circuitry of his implantable pacemaker and discusses his life as an inventor.
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Studebaker, Robert
Warner, Deborah Jean
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1998.
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0670
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Robert Studebaker, inventor of the LaserPlane, the first modern alternative to the liquid level. The first model was introduced in 1965.
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Information, Technology and Society, Div. of (NMAH, SI).
Hashimoto, Kazuo
Kilby, Jack
Hashimoto Corporation
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1954-1994.
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0874
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of material documenting early telephone answering devices.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Berger, Sondra
Moore, Ann
Moore, Mike
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1999-10
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes , BetaCamSP, 1/2 inch VHS videotapes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0706
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ann Moore is the inventor of the Snugli baby carrier and Air Lift oxygen carrier. The collection contains original, master, and reference videos, audiocassette recordings, and transcripts documenting Moore's inventive career.
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Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-
Stephens, Lee
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1995 June 1
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0602
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Hal Walker and his research and development work with lasers and electric automobiles.
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S. Newman Darby Windsurfing Collection
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Darby, S. Newman, 1928-2016 ((inventor))
Darby, Kenneth
Darby, Naomi
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1944-1998
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2.65 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0625
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents S. Newman Darby's development of the sailboard, which became known as the windsurfer through sketches, mechanical drawings, plans, patent specifications, legal documents, photographs, correspondence, notebooks, clippings, periodicals, and an 8mm film.
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Darby, S. Newman, 1928-2016 ((inventor))
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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April 9, 1999
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18 Videocassettes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0838
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Presentation by Newman Darby discussing windsurfing and his invention and development of the sailboard. Materials include original, master and reference videotapes and photographs.
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SpectraMetrics (Burlington, Massachusetts)
Elliott Laboratories (Andover, Massachusetts)
Elliott, William G., 1932-2014
Elliott, Mark
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circa 1958-1988
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6.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1361
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Elliott's work in developing the SpectraSpan Spectrometer and related technologies including the use of echelle gratings and argon plasmas with the spectrometer. It also documents his companies, SpectraMetrics, and Elliott Laboratories. The collection contains correspondence; photographs, including lantern slides; business ...
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Ochoa, Ellen, Dr., 1958-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1996/09/24
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0.75 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0595
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original master and reference videos documenting children's program by Dr. Ellen Ochoa. Dr. Ellen Ochoa discusses her role as an inventor, scientist, and astronaut at NASA.
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Ewin, James Lithgow (inventor)
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1873, 1874, 1879.
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0051
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection includes an English patent paper #2126 for improved vulcanizable water-proof gum, 1873, to Benjamin Joseph Barnard Mills; a U.S. patent paper #151,109 for improvement in the art of manufacturing horseshoes, 1874; and an English patent paper #1194 for improvement in street-lighting apparatus.