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Total: 57
| Pic | Name | Birth | Death | Spouses | Parents | Birthplace | Deathplace |
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Cyrus Alger | 11 NOV 1781 | 4 FEB 1856 | Abiezer Alger + Hepsibah Keith | MA, Plymouth Co, West Bridgewater | MA, Suffolk Co, Boston | ||
 |  John Jacob Astor | 13 JUL 1864 | 15 APR 1912 | Ava Lowle Willing, Madeleine Talmage Force | William Backhouse Astor + Caroline Webster Schermerhorn | NY, Dutchess Co, Rhinebeck | At Sea, on the Titanic |
Frederick Otis Barton Jr.bathysphere | 5 JUN 1899 | 15 APR 1992 | Frederick Otis Barton + Mary Lowell Coolidge | NY | |||
 | Alexander Graham Belltelephone | 3 MAR 1847 | 2 AUG 1922 | Mabel Gardiner Hubbard | Alexander Melville Bell + Eliza Grace Symonds | Scotland, Mid-Lothian, Edinburgh | Canada, Nova Scotia |
 | Erastus Brigham Bigelowweaving machines | 2 APR 1814 | 6 DEC 1879 | Ephraim Bigelow + Polly Brigham | MA, Worcester Co, West Boylston | MA, Suffolk Co, Boston | |
 | Gail Bordencondensed milk | 9 NOV 1801 | 11 JAN 1874 | Penelope Mercer | Gail Borden + Philadelphia Wheeler | NY, New York Co, New York City | TX, Colorado Co, Borden |
 | David Bushnellsubmarine | 30 AUG 1740 | abt 1824 | Nehemiah Bushnell + Sarah Ingham | CT, Middlesex Co, Saybrook | GA, Warren Co, Warrenton | |
 | Robert Augustus ChesebroughVaseline petroleum jelly | 29 JAN 1837 | 8 SEP 1933 | Margaret McCredy | Henry Augustus Chesebrough + Marion Maxwell Woodhull | England, Middlesex, London | NJ, Monmouth Co, Spring Lake |
Caldwell Hart ColtColt Double Barrel Rifle | 24 NOV 1858 | 21 JAN 1894 | Samuel Colt + Elizabeth Hart Jarvis | CT, Hartford Co, Hartford | FL, Charlotte Co, Punta Gorda | ||
 | Samuel ColtColt Revolver | 19 JUL 1814 | 10 JAN 1862 | Elizabeth Hart Jarvis | Christopher Colt + Sarah Caldwell | CT, Hartford Co, Hartford | CT, Hartford Co, Hartford |
William Howard Doane | 3 FEB 1832 | 23 FEB 1915 | Francesm Mary Treat | Joseph Doane + Frances Treat | CT, New London Co, Preston | NJ, Essex Co, South Orange | |
 | George Eastmanphotography | 12 JUL 1854 | 14 MAR 1932 | George Washington Eastman + Maria Kilbourn | NY, Oneida Co, Waterville | NY, Monroe Co, Rochester | |
 | Thomas Alva Edisonphonograph, light bulb | 11 FEB 1847 | 18 OCT 1931 | Mina Miller, Mary Stilwell | Samuel Ogden Edison + Nancy Matthews Elliot | OH, Erie Co, Milan | NJ, Essex Co, West Orange |
 | John Haven Emersoniron lung | 5 FEB 1906 | 4 FEB 1997 | Haven Emerson + Grace Parrish | NY, New York Co, Manhattan | MA, Middlesex Co, Arlington | |
 | Philo Taylor Farnsworthtelevision | 19 AUG 1906 | 11 MAR 1971 | Lewis Edwin Farnsworth + Serena Amanda Bastian | UT, Beaver Co, Beaver | UT, Salt Lake Co, Salt Lake City | |
 | George Washington Gale FerrisFerris Wheel | 14 FEB 1859 | 22 NOV 1896 | George Washington Gale Ferris + Martha Edgerton Hyde | IL, Knox Co, Galesburg | PA, Allegheny Co, Pittsburgh | |
Elisha Foote | 1809 | 26 OCT 1893 | Eunice Newton | Elisha Foote + Delia Battle | MA, Berkshire Co, Lee | MO, St Louis City | |
 |   Benjamin Franklinlightening rod, bifocals | 17 JAN 1706 | 17 APR 1790 | ___ Mother of William Franklin, Deborah Read | Josiah Franklin + Abiah Folger | MA, Suffolk Co, Boston | PA, Philadelphia Co, Philadelphia |
 | Robert Fultonsteamboat | 14 NOV 1765 | 24 FEB 1815 | Harriet Livingston | Robert Fulton + Mary Smith | PA, Lancaster Co, Little Britain | NY, New York Co, New York City |
 | Charles Goodyearvulcanized rubber | 29 DEC 1800 | 1 JUL 1860 | Clarissa Beecher | Amasa Goodyear + Cynthia Bateman | CT, New Haven Co, New Haven | NY |
Richard Hillman Harris | 23 JAN 1895 | 1 JUL 1955 | Lettie Mae Stone | Augustine Greene Harris + Belle Snellings | GA, Greene Co, Greensboro | GA, Fulton Co, Atlanta | |
 | Joseph Henryelectromechanical relay | 26 JUL 1796 | 13 MAY 1878 | Harriet Alexander | William Henry + Ann Alexander | NY, Albany Co, Albany | DC, Washington |
 | Peter Cooper Hewittmercury-vapor lamp | 5 MAY 1861 | 25 AUG 1921 | Abram Stevens Hewitt + Sarah Amelia Cooper | NY, New York Co, New York City | ||
 | Elias HoweSewing Machine | 9 JUL 1819 | 3 OCT 1867 | Elizabeth Jennings Ames | Elias Howe + Polly Bemis | MA, Worcester Co, Spencer | NY, Kings Co, Brooklyn |
 | Horatio William Law Hubbell | 9 JUL 1799 | 23 JUL 1875 | Rebecca Brooks | Walter Hubbell + Anne Nancy Law | NY, Kings Co, Brooklyn | PA, Allegheny Co, Pittsburgh |
 | Eli Hamilton Janneyrailroad car coupler | 12 NOV 1831 | 16 JUN 1912 | Cornelia Hamilton | Daniel Janney + Elizabeth Avis Haines | VA, Loudoun Co | VA, Alexandria |
Henry Frederick Kellner | 22 SEP 1866 | 1942 | Jennifer Whitney | Anton Frederick Kellner + Pauline Oberholtz | NJ, Essex Co, Newark Township | KS, Shawnee Co, Silver Lake | |
 | Albert Kingsbury | 23 DEC 1862 | 28 JUL 1943 | Alison Mason | IL, Grundy Co, Morris | ||
 | Cyrus Hall McCormickmechanical reaper | 15 FEB 1809 | 13 MAY 1884 | Nancy Fowler | Robert McCormick + Mary Ann Hall | VA, Rockbridge Co | IL, Cook Co, Chicago |
Leander Hamilton McCormick | 27 MAY 1859 | 2 FEB 1934 | Leander James McCormick + Henrietta Maria Hamilton | IL, Cook Co, Chicago | FL, Dade Co, Miami | ||
 | Leander James McCormick | 8 FEB 1819 | 20 FEB 1900 | Henrietta Maria Hamilton | Robert McCormick + Mary Ann Hall | VA, Rockbridge Co | IL, Cook Co, Chicago |
Robert McCormick | 8 JUN 1780 | 4 JUL 1846 | Mary Ann Hall | Robert McCormick + Martha Sanderson | VA, Rockbridge Co | ||
 | Edmund McIlhennyTabasco sauce | 15 OCT 1815 | 28 NOV 1890 | Mary Elizabeth Avery | MD, Washington Co, Hagerstown | LA | |
 | Samuel Finley Breese Morsetelegraph, morse code | 27 APR 1791 | 11 APR 1872 | Lucretia Pickering Walker, Sarah Elizabeth Griswold | Jedediah Morse + Elizabeth Ann Breese | MA, Middlesex Co, Charlestown | NY, New York Co, New York City |
 | Elisha Graves Otiselevator | 3 AUG 1811 | 8 APR 1861 | Susan Houghton | Stephen Otis + Phebe Glynn | VT, Windham Co, Halifax | NY, Westchester Co, Yonkers |
 | William Painter | 20 NOV 1838 | 15 JUL 1906 | Harriet Deacon | Edward Painter + Louisa Gilpin | MD, Montgomery Co | MD, Baltimore City |
 | Harry Burnett ReeseReeses Peanut Butter Cups | 24 MAY 1879 | 16 MAY 1956 | Aquilla Asbury Reese + Annie Belinda Manifold | PA, York Co | FL, Palm Beach Co, West Palm Beach | |
 | David Rittenhouse | 8 APR 1732 | 26 JUN 1796 | Matthias Rittenhouse + Elizabeth Williams | PA, Philadelphia Co, Rittenhousetown | PA, Philadelphia Co, Philadelphia | |
| Joseph Saxton | 22 MAR 1799 | 26 OCT 1873 | Mary H. Abercrombie | James Saxton + Hannah Ashbaugh | PA, Huntingdon Co | DC, Washington |
Louis Agassiz Shaw Jr.Iron Lung | 25 SEP 1886 | 27 AUG 1940 | Louis Agassiz Shaw + Mary Elizabeth Saltonstall | MA, Middlesex Co, Chestnut Hill | MA, Suffolk Co, Boston | ||
William Charles "Bill" Sholin | 1 JUL 1923 | 31 DEC 2005 | Marylynn Maxine Streichan, Marilyn Dorothy Muenchow | John W. Sholin + Montezza Randall | WA, Grays Harbor Co, Hoquiam | WA, Pierce Co, Bonney Lake | |
 | Isaac Merritt SingerSewing Machine | 27 OCT 1811 | 23 JUL 1875 | Catherine Maria Haley | Adam Singer + Ruth Benson | NY, Rensselaer Co, Pittstown | England, Devon, Paignton |
Elmer Ambrose Sperry | 12 OCT 1860 | 16 JUN 1930 | Stephen Decatur Sperry + | NY, Cortland Co, Cincinnatus | NY, Kings Co, Brooklyn | ||
William Stanley Jr. | 28 NOV 1858 | 14 MAY 1916 | Lila Courtney Wetmore | NY, Kings Co, Brooklyn | MA, Berkshire Co, Great Barrington | ||
Edwin Augustus Stevens | 28 JUL 1795 | 8 AUG 1868 | Mary Barton Picton, Martha Bayard Dod | John Stevens | NJ, Hudson Co, Hoboken | France, Ile-de-France, Paris | |
 | John Stevens | 1749 | 6 MAR 1838 | NY, New York Co, New York City | |||
 | Alfred Vail | 25 SEP 1807 | 18 JAN 1859 | Jane Elizabeth Cummings | Stephen Vail + Bethia Youngs | NJ, Morris Co, Morristown | NJ, Morris Co, Morristown |
Cornelius Vanderbilt III | 5 SEP 1873 | 1 MAR 1942 | Grace Graham Wilson | Cornelius Vanderbilt II + Alice Claypoole Gwynne | NY, New York Co, New York City | FL, Dade Co, Miami Beach | |
Estel M Warren | 12/6/1905 | 7/1/1977 | Sallie Sutton | Lester Floyd "Claude" Warren Sr. + Carrie Etta Carter | NC, Sampson Co | ||
Charles Ames Washburn | 16 MAR 1822 | 1889 | Israel Washburn IV + Martha Benjamin | ME, Androscoggin Co, Livermore | NY, New York Co, New York City | ||
 | Josiah Wedgewoodindustrialisation of pottery manufacture | 12 JUL 1730 | 3 JAN 1795 | Sarah Wedgewood | England, Staffordshire, Burslem | ||
Amos Whitney | 8 OCT 1832 | 5 AUG 1920 | Aaron Whitney + Rebecca Perkins | ME, York Co, Biddeford | ME, Cumberland Co, Portland | ||
Asa Whitney | 1 DEC 1791 | 4 JUN 1874 | Asa Whitney + Mary Wallis | MA, Middlesex Co, Townsend | PA, Philadelphia Co, Philadelphia | ||
 | Eli Whitneycotton gin | 8 DEC 1765 | 8 JAN 1825 | Henrietta F. Edwards | Eli Whitney + Elizabeth Fay | MA, Middlesex Co, Woburn | CT, New Haven Co, New Haven |
 Rev Elias Alexander Wible | 25 OCT 1827 | 27 DEC 1916 | Sarah Wren | PA, Westmoreland Co, Greensburg | CA, Humboldt Co, Eureka | ||
 | Orville Wrightairplane | 19 AUG 1871 | 30 JAN 1948 | Milton Wright + Susan Catherine Koerner | OH, Montgomery Co, Dayton | OH, Montgomery Co, Dayton | |
 | Wilbur Wrightairplane | 16 APR 1867 | 30 MAY 1912 | Milton Wright + Susan Catherine Koerner | IN, Henry Co, New Castle | OH, Montgomery Co, Dayton |
Total: 57
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