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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Rube Goldberg Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg 1883 1970 American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg
Ray Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil 1948 n/a American inventor and futurist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil
Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr 1914 2000 Austrian film actress and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
Leo Szilard Leo Szilard 1898 1964 Hungarian physicist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Szilard
Max Fleischer Max Fleischer 1883 1972 American animator, inventor, film director and producer, and studio founder and owner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Fleischer
Raymond Scott Raymond Scott 1908 1994 American composer, band leader, pianist, record producer, and inventor of electronic instruments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Scott
Paul Soros Paul Soros 1926 2013 Hungarian mechanical engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Soros
Igor Pasternak Igor Pasternak null null American aviation entrepreneur, inventor and engineer specializing in designing and building airships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Pasternak
Arthur Korn Arthur Korn 1870 1945 German physicist, mathematician and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Korn
Zalman Shapiro Zalman Mordecai Shapiro 1920 2016 American chemist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalman_Shapiro
Benjamin Rubin Benjamin Rubin 1917 2010 American microbiologist, known as the inventor of the bifurcated vaccination needle, which played an important role in the eradication of smallpox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Rubin
Aaron Ismach Aaron Ismach 1920 2007 American scientist and inventor, who made a significative contribution to smallpox eradication by inventing the subcutaneous jet injector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ismach
Emile Berliner Emile Berliner 1851 1929 German inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Berliner
Itzhak Bentov Itzhak "Ben" Bentov 1923 1979 Israeli scientist, inventor, mystic and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Bentov
Ralph H. Baer Ralph Henry Baer 1922 2014 German inventor, game developer, and engineer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_H._Baer
László Bíró László József Bíró 1899 1985 Hungarian inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/László_Bíró
Sam Born Sam Born 1891 1959 American businessman, candy maker and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Born
Selman Waksman Selman Abraham Waksman 1888 1973 Russian Empire-born Jewish-American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selman_Waksman
Dean Kamen Dean Lawrence Kamen 1951 n/a American engineer, inventor, and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen
Hugo Gernsback Hugo Gernsback 1884 1967 null Luxembourgish–American inventor, writer, editor, and magazine publisher, best known for publications including the first science fiction magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback
Ron Popeil Ronald Martin Popeil 1935 2021 American inventor and marketing personality, and founder of the direct response marketing company Ronco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Popeil
Isaac Singer Isaac Merritt Singer 1811 1875 American inventor, actor, and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer
Harold von Braunhut Harold Nathan Braunhut 1926 2003 American mail-order marketer and inventor most famous as the creator and seller of both the Amazing Sea-Monkeys and the X-Ray Specs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_von_Braunhut
Cy Endfield Cyril Raker Endfield 1914 1995 American screenwriter, director, author, magician and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Endfield
Ruth Handler Ruth Marianna Handler 1916 2002 American businesswoman and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Handler
Jacob Rabinow Jacob Rabinow 1910 1999 null engineer and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Rabinow
Siegfried Marcus Siegfried Samuel Marcus 1831 1898 German inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Marcus
David Packouz David Mordechai Packouz 1982 n/a American former arms dealer, musician and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Packouz
Gabriel Lippmann Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel LippmannBirth certificate, cf. R. Grégorius 1845 1921 null Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, and Nobel laureate in physics for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Lippmann
Edith Stern Edith Helen Stern 1952 n/a American inventor and mathematician and former Vice President for Research and Development at IBM. She holds over 100 US patents and was awarded the ASME Kate Gleason Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Stern
Edwin H. Land Edwin Herbert Land, ForMemRS, FRPS, Hon.MRI 1909 1991 American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_H._Land
Bernard Lown Bernard Lown 1921 2021 Lithuanian cardiologist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lown
Simcha Blass Simcha Blass 1897 1982 Polish engineer and inventor who developed the modern drip irrigation system with his son Yeshayahu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Blass
Leonard Shlain Leonard Shlain 1937 2009 American surgeon, author, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Shlain
Gilbert de Botton Gilbert de Botton 1935 2000 Egyptian financial pioneer, who is considered the inventor of the open architecture model of asset management, whereby a financial institution offers third party products to their clients https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_de_Botton
Billy Gladstone Orghici Cosmin 1893 1961 Romanian drummer, percussionist, drum builder, inventor, and drum teacher who performed in New York theaters, including the Capitol Theatre and most famously Radio City Music Hall in the 1930s and 1940s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Gladstone
Mike Einziger Michael Aaron Einziger 1976 n/a null multiple Grammy-nominated American musician, songwriter, record producer, inventor and technology entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Einziger
Robert S. Langer Robert Samuel Langer, Jr. FREng 1948 n/a American chemical engineer, scientist, entrepreneur, inventor and one of the twelve Institute Professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Langer
Robert Adler Robert Adler 1913 2007 Austrian inventor who held numerous patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Adler
Arthur Leonard Schawlow Arthur Leonard Schawlow 1921 1999 American physicist and co-inventor of the laser with Charles Townes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Leonard_Schawlow
Arthur Eichengrün Arthur Eichengrün 1867 1949 German Jewish chemist, materials scientist, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Eichengrün
Samuel Ruben Samuel Ruben 1900 1988 American inventor who made lasting contributions to electrochemistry and solid-state technology, including the founding of Duracell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ruben
Mark Sandman Mark Sandman 1952 1999 American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sandman
Paul Eisler Paul Eisler 1907 1992 Austrian inventor born in Vienna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Eisler
Benny Landa Benny Landa 1946 n/a Israeli entrepreneur and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Landa
Hertha Ayrton Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton 1854 1923 British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, and suffragette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha_Ayrton
Geoffrey Pyke Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke 1893 1948 English journalist, educationalist, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Pyke
Rudolf E. Kálmán Rudolf Emil Kálmán 1930 2016 Hungarian electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_E._Kálmán
Vladimir Vapnik Vladimir Naumovich Vapnik 1936 n/a null one of the main developers of the Vapnik–Chervonenkis theory of statistical learning, and the co-inventor of the support-vector machine method, and support-vector clustering algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Vapnik
Elliot Handler Elliot Handler 1916 2011 American inventor, businessman, and co-founder of Mattel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Handler
Rudolf Kompfner Rudolf Kompfner 1909 1977 Austrian inventor, physicist and architect, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Kompfner
Sylvan Goldman Sylvan Nathan Goldman 1898 1984 American businessman and inventor of the shopping cart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvan_Goldman
Julius Fromm Julius Fromm 1883 1945 Polish entrepreneur, chemist, and one of the inventors of the rubber condom and who also made several other elastomeric products such as rubber gloves and hot water bottles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Fromm
Selig Percy Amoils Selig Percy Amoils, FRCS null null South African ophthalmologist and biomedical engineering inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selig_Percy_Amoils
Alexandre Horowitz Alexandre "Sacha" Horowitz 1904 1982 Belgian mechanical engineer and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Horowitz
Dov Moran Dov Moran 1955 n/a Israeli entrepreneur, inventor and investor, best known as the inventor of the USB memory stick, and one of the most Israeli prominent hi-tech leaders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dov_Moran
Stefan Themerson Stefan Themerson 1910 1988 Polish writer of children's literature, poet and inventor of Semantic Poetry, novelist, script writer filmmaker, composer and philosopher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Themerson
Edmund Moster Edmund Moster 1873 1942 Croatian Jewish entrepreneur, industrialist, inventor and co-founder of the "Penkala-Moster Company" (now TOZ) in Zagreb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Moster
Lewis Gompertz Lewis Gompertz none 1861 English writer and inventor, and early animal rights and veganism advocate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Gompertz
Robert von Lieben Robert von Lieben 1878 1913 Austrian entrepreneur, and self-taught physicist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_von_Lieben
Hayyim Selig Slonimski Ḥayyim Selig ben Ya'akov Slonimski 1810 1904 null Hebrew publisher, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, science writer, and rabbi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayyim_Selig_Slonimski
Jerome H. Lemelson Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson 1923 1997 American engineer, inventor, and patent holder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_H._Lemelson
Stanford R. Ovshinsky Stanford Robert Ovshinsky 1922 2012 American engineer, scientist and inventor who over a span of fifty years was granted well over 400 patents, mostly in the areas of energy and information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_R._Ovshinsky
Norman Joseph Woodland Norman Joseph Woodland 1921 2012 American inventor, best known as one of the inventors of the barcode, for which he received a patent in October 1952 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Joseph_Woodland
Charles Kelman Charles David Kelman 1930 2004 American ophthalmologist, surgeon, inventor, jazz musician, entertainer, and Broadway producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kelman
Genrich Altshuller Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller 1926 1998 Soviet engineer, inventor, and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genrich_Altshuller
Isaac Jacobs Isaac Jacobs 1757 1835 null designer and manufacturer of Bristol blue glass, and is believed to be its inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Jacobs
Emanuel Goldberg Emanuel Goldberg 1881 1970 Israeli physicist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Goldberg
Joshua Wurman Joshua Michael Aaron Ryder Wurman 1960 n/a American atmospheric scientist and inventor noted for tornado, tropical cyclone, and weather radar research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Wurman
Ken Goldberg Kenneth Yigael Goldberg 1961 n/a American artist, writer, inventor, and researcher in the field of robotics and automation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Goldberg
Alfred E. Mann Alfred E. Mann 1925 2016 American physicist, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Mann
Charles K. Bliss Charles K. Bliss 1897 1985 null chemical engineer and semiotician, best known as the inventor of Blissymbols, an ideographic writing system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_K._Bliss
Nat Taylor Nathan A. Taylor 1906 2004 Canadian inventor and film producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Taylor
Joshua Lionel Cowen Joshua Lionel Cowen 1877 1965 American inventor and the co-founder of Lionel Corporation, a manufacturer of model railroads and toy trains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Lionel_Cowen
David Gestetner David Gestetner 1854 1939 null inventor of the Gestetner stencil duplicator, the first piece of office equipment that allowed production of numerous copies of documents quickly and inexpensively https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gestetner
Ludwig Blattner Ludwig Blattner 1881 1935 German inventor, film producer, director and studio owner in the United Kingdom, and developer of one of the earliest magnetic sound recording devices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Blattner
Lenny Lipton Leonard "Lenny" Lipton 1940 n/a American author, filmmaker, lyricist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Lipton
Vladimir Baranov-Rossine Wladimir Davidovich Baranoff-Rossine 1888 1944 null Ukrainian, Russian painter of Jewish origin, avant-garde artist (Cubo-Futurism), and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Baranov-Rossine
Reinhold Rudenberg Reinhold Rudenberg 1883 1961 German electrical engineer and inventor, credited with many innovations in the electric power and related fields https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Rudenberg
Stephen Wiesner Stephen J. Wiesner 1942 2021 American research physicist, inventor and construction laborer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Wiesner
Richard Goldner Richard Goldner 1908 1991 null Romanian-born, Viennese-trained Australian violist, pedagogue and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Goldner
Alan Gelfand Alan "Ollie" Gelfand 1963 n/a American skateboarder and the inventor of the ollie, a skateboarding trick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Gelfand
Tom Kremer Thomas Kremer 1930 2017 null game inventor and marketer who acquired the rights to market the Rubik's Cube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Kremer
Joseph Gerber Heinz Joseph Gerber 1924 1996 American inventor and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gerber
Gene D. Block Gene David Block 1948 n/a American biologist, academic, inventor, and chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_D._Block
Imre Bródy Imre Bródy 1891 1944 Hungarian physicist who invented in 1930 the krypton-filled fluorescent lamps (also known as the krypton electric bulb), "The Contribution of Hungarians to Universal Culture" (with inventors), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imre_Bródy
Abraham Palatnik Abraham Palatnik 1928 2020 Brazilian abstract artist and inventor whose innovations include kinechromatic art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Palatnik
Morris Michtom Morris Michtom 1870 1938 Russian businessman and inventor who, with his wife Rose, came up with the idea for the teddy bear in 1902 around the same time as Richard Steiff in Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Michtom
Marvin Camras Marvin Camras 1916 1995 null electrical engineer and inventor who was widely influential in the field of magnetic recording https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Camras
Solomon Nunes Carvalho Solomon Nunes Carvalho 1815 1897 American painter, photographer, author and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho
Henry P. Glass Henry P. Glass 1911 2003 Austrian designer, architect, author, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_P._Glass
Joseph Bau Joseph Bau 1920 2002 Polish artist, philosopher, inventor, animator, comedian, commercial creator, copy-writer, poet, and survivor of the Płaszów concentration camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bau
Hans Goldmann Hans Goldmann 1899 1991 Austrian ophthalmologist and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Goldmann
Gary K. Michelson Gary K. Michelson 1949 n/a American orthopedic surgeon, medical inventor, and billionaire philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_K._Michelson
Max Factor (person) Maksymilian Faktorowicz 1877 1938 Polish businessman, beautician, entrepreneur and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor_(person)
Herbert Thomas Mandl Herbert Thomas Mandl 1926 2007 null Czechoslovak-German-Jewish author, concert violinist, professor of music, philosopher, inventor and lecturer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Thomas_Mandl
Samuel Siegfried Karl von Basch Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch 1837 1905 Austrian Jewish physician who was best known as the personal physician of emperor Maximilian of Mexico and the inventor of the blood pressure meter (also known as sphygmomanometer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Siegfried_Karl_von_Basch
Josef Popper-Lynkeus Josef Popper-Lynkeus 1838 1921 Austrian scholar, writer, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Popper-Lynkeus
Altina Schinasi Altina Schinasi 1907 1999 American sculptor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, window dresser, designer and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altina_Schinasi
William Shell William Elson Shell, M.D. 1942 2017 American cardiologist and inventor of several quack weight-loss products which were cited for false advertising by the Federal Trade Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shell
Jon Myer Jon Myer 1922 2001 null experimental physicist and inventor who received 50 U.S. patents in the fields of semiconductors, mechanics, electronics, magnetics and optics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Myer
Reuben Klamer Reuben Klamer 1922 2021 American designer, developer, inventor, entrepreneur, and sales and marketing executive, best known for creating and designing the modern version of classic Milton Bradley (now Hasbro) board game The Game of Life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_Klamer
Dror Benshetrit Dror Benshetrit null null Israeli artist, designer and inventor based in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dror_Benshetrit
Hiram Halle Hiram J. Halle 1867 1944 American businessman, inventor, and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Halle
Daniel Thompson (inventor) Daniel Thompson 1921 2015 Canadian inventor and entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Thompson_(inventor)
Alan Amron Alan Amron 1948 n/a American inventor who holds 40 United States patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Amron
Abraham Stern (inventor) Abraham Jacob Stern 1762 1769 Polish Jewish maskil, inventor, educator, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Stern_(inventor)
Meshulam Gross Meshulam Fayish Tzvi (Herman) Gross null null null businessman, inventor and learned layman, author of two sefarim of Torah novellae, Nachlas Tzvi and Ateres Tzvi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshulam_Gross
Yom Tov Lipman Lipkin Yom Tov Lipman Lipkin 1840 none Lithuanian Jewish mathematician and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Tov_Lipman_Lipkin
Adam Zamenhof Adam Zamenhof 1888 1940 Polish physician known for his work on ophthalmology and the son of L. L. Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Zamenhof
Eddy Goldfarb A. Eddy Goldfarb 1921 n/a American toy inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Goldfarb
Herbert Wertheim Herbert A. Wertheim 1939 n/a American optometrist, inventor, billionaire businessman, and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Wertheim
Thomas P. Stossel Thomas P. Stossel 1941 2019 American physician-researcher, the discoverer of gelsolin, inventor of BioAegis technology estate, and professor of medicine emeritus, Harvard Medical School and American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor Emeritus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_P._Stossel
Ronald A. Katz Ronald A. Katz 1936 n/a null inventor and president of Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP. His inventions are primarily in the field of automated call center technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_A._Katz
Florence Melton Florence Zacks Melton 1911 2007 American inventor known for innovating the foam-soled and washable slipper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Melton
Jacob Moritz Blumberg Jacob Moritz Blumberg 1873 1955 German Jewish surgeon and gynaecologist and inventor and namesake of the Blumberg sign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Moritz_Blumberg
Alexander Poliakoff Alexander Poliakoff OBE 1910 1996 Russian electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, and the chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Poliakoff
Gregory Lekhtman Gregory Lekhtman 1946 n/a Canadian inventor and entrepreneur, who created and markets the Exerloper system of exercise boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Lekhtman
Saul Marantz Saul Bernard Marantz 1911 1997 American musician, inventor, and engineer who founded audio manufacturer Marantz in 1948 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Marantz
Emil Mayer Dr. Emil Mayer 1871 1938 Austrian photographer, lawyer, inventor, and businessperson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Mayer
Yossi Gross Yossi Gross 1947 n/a Israeli engineer, inventor and entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Gross
George O. Zimmerman George Ogurek Zimmerman 1935 2019 Polish scientist, researcher, inventor, professor of physics and physics department chair at Boston University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_O._Zimmerman
Melvin M. Weiner Melvin M. Weiner 1933 2016 null electrical engineer, scientist, author, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_M._Weiner
Henriette Simon Picker Henriette Simon Picker 1917 2016 American painter, fashion designer, and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_Simon_Picker
Joseph Poliakoff Joseph Lazarevich Poliakoff 1873 1959 Russian telephone and sound engineer and inventor, particularly of hearing aids https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Poliakoff
Conrad Hubert Conrad Hubert 1856 1928 Russian inventorWho Was Who in America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Hubert
Georges Montefiore-Levi Georges Montefiore-Levi 1832 1906 Belgian politician, industrialist and inventor of Jewish extraction who created the first phosphorus bronze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Montefiore-Levi
Stanley Weston (inventor) Stanley Weston 1933 2017 American inventor and licensing agent who created the G.I. Joe toy line in 1963, as well as the very concept of the action figure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Weston_(inventor)
Morris Schwartz Morris Schwartz 1901 2004 American photographic inventor, photographer and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Schwartz
Lionel Edward Pyke Lionel Edward Pyke 1854 1899 null second son of Joseph Pyke, warden of the Central Synagogue, London, father of Geoffrey Pyke, an inventor and uncle of scientist and TV personality Magnus Pyke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Edward_Pyke
Fred Spira Fred Spira 1924 2007 null inventor and innovator in photography as well as a collector of photographic equipment, images, books, and ephemera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Spira
Otto Metzger Otto Metzger null null German engineer, and inventor of an impact-extrusion process for forming seamless zinc and brass cans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Metzger
Paul Ditisheim Paul Ditisheim 1868 1945 Swiss watchmaker, inventor and industrialist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ditisheim
Alexander Tetelbaum Alexander Y. Tetelbaum 1948 n/a null educator, inventor, scientist, academician, and entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Tetelbaum
Ricardo Wolf Ricardo Wolf 1887 1981 Israeli inventor, diplomat, and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Wolf
Izrael Abraham Staffel Izrael Abraham Staffel 1814 1884 Polish Jewish inventor, watchmaker, mechanic, designer of calculating machines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izrael_Abraham_Staffel
Morris Wilkins Morris Benjamin Wilkins 1925 2015 null inventor of the heart-shaped bathtub and the champagne glass bathtub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Wilkins
Reeve Robert Brenner Reeve Robert Brenner 1936 n/a American Reform rabbi, inventor and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeve_Robert_Brenner
Zofia Zamenhof Zofia Zamenhof 1889 1942 Polish pediatrician and the daughter of Klara (Silbernik) and L. L. Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zofia_Zamenhof
Gil Weinberg Gil Weinberg 1967 n/a Israeli musician and inventor of experimental musical instruments and musical robots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Weinberg
Isaac Kitrosser Isaac Kitrosser 1899 1984 null Moldovan-born, French fine art photographer, photojournalist, chemical engineer, and inventor of photographic processes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Kitrosser
Mookie Tenembaum Mookie Tenembaum 1955 n/a Argentine polymath; philosopher, lawyer, inventor, conceptual multidisciplinary artist, and radio host https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mookie_Tenembaum
Gunther Burstyn Gunther Adolf Burstyn 1879 1945 null inventor, technician, and officer of the Austrian Army https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunther_Burstyn
William Salcer William Zev Salcer 1924 n/a Slovak Jewish Holocaust survivor and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Salcer
Herman S. Bloch Herman Samuel Bloch 1912 1990 American chemist and an inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_S._Bloch
Benjamin Adler Benjamin Adler 1903 1990 American electrical engineer and inventor who helped develop the first commercial television set https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Adler
Kira Radinsky Kira Radinsky 1986 n/a null Ukraine-born Israeli computer scientist, inventor and entrepreneur, specializing in predictive data mining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Radinsky
Daniel Mandl Daniel Mandl 1891 1945 null civil engineer, inventor, and a student of anthroposophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Mandl
William Buzaglo William Buzaglo null null null 18th-century self-proclaimed English inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buzaglo
Sidney Jacobson (businessman) Sidney Jacobson 1918 2005 American businessman who founded industrial equipment distributor MSC Industrial Direct and pioneered the use of computerized inventory management and order processing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Jacobson_(businessman)
George Bekefi George Bekefi 1925 1995 null plasma physicist, a professor at MIT, and an inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bekefi
Jack Rieger Jack Rieger 1897 1971 null low budget producer and inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Rieger
Samuel Genensky Samuel M. Genensky 1927 2009 American computer scientist, best known as an inventor for devices to assist sight-impaired persons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Genensky
Josef Ringo Josef Abramovich Ringo null null Russian scientist, inventor, writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Ringo
Uri Bin Nun Uri Bin Nun null null Israeli inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Bin_Nun
Sidney Sakols Sidney Sakols 1916 2007 null real estate executive, World War II veteran, composer, inventor, activist, and eccentric Baltimore native https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Sakols
Walter König Walter John König 1903 1966 Austrian inventor, industrialist and soldier who fought for Polish freedom during the Second World War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_König
Harold Sossen Harold Samuel Sossen 1924 2013 American inventor, businessman, educator and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Sossen
Fred Kohler (author) Fred Kohler 1920 n/a German inventor, author, and lecturer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kohler_(author)
Eduard Karplus Eduard Karplus 1899 1979 Austrian engineer, best known as the inventor of the Variac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Karplus
Dmitri Dozortsev Dmitri Dozortsev null null Russian physician scientist, inventor and researcher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Dozortsev
Adolph Levis Adolph "Al" Levis 1913 2001 American businessman and philanthropist known as the inventor of the Slim Jim jerky snack food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Levis
Mikhail Goldshtik Mikhail Goldshtik null null Russian Jewish inventor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Goldshtik