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Equine Identification Inventions

People aren’t the only ones who have to show ID.

Tappan Model RL-1 microwave oven
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The Devil Is in the Details: Researching an Inventor’s Biography

The quest to confirm biographical details about the life and work of Percy Spencer

Invention Stories

The Cell Phone's True Magic

Of all the devices that surround us, the cell phone may qualify as the most magical.

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Beyond Words

Podcast: Historian David Rhees Tours the "Medical Alley" Hot Spot

How did Minnesota spawn a world-class cluster of medical device companies?

Wilson Greatbatch
Invention Stories

Innovative Lives: Making Hearts Beat: Wilson Greatbatch

Meet Wilson Greatbatch, a prolific American inventor who developed the first successful implantable cardiac pacemaker that has saved millions of lives. "Don't fear failure. Don't crave success. The reward is not in the results, but rather in the doing."

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Jack S. Kilby Papers, 1878-2003 (bulk 1970-1998)

Inventor Name Kilby, Jack S.

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Robert Ledley Papers, 1971-1984

Inventor Name Ledley, Robert

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Walter Brattain Family Papers, 1860-1990 ( inclusive)

Inventor Name Brattain, Walter Repository Whitman College345 Boyer Ave.Walla Walla, WA 99362(509) 527-5922archives@whitman.eduwww.whitman.edu/archives Physical Description Approximately 38 linear feet (45 boxes)

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John J. Esch Papers, 1891-1922, 1992-1994

Inventor Name Esch, John J.

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Extracts from de Forest Autobiographical Notes: Books I and II, 1944

Inventor Name De Forest, Lee Repository American Institute of PhysicsOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, Maryland 20740-3843301-209-3100http://www.aip.org/history/

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Daniel Henderson Portable Electronic Devices Documentary Collection, 1968-2002

Inventor Name Henderson, Daniel

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Wilson Greatbatch Innovative Lives Presentation, 1996

Inventor Name Greatbatch, Wilson

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Nathan Kane Video Innovative Lives Presentation, September 17, 1997

Inventor Name Kane, Nathan

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Jack Kilby Manuscript, 1951

Inventor Name Kilby, Jack

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Charles Townes Innovative Lives Presentation, 1998

Inventor Name Townes, Charles

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Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation, June 1, 1995

Inventor Name Walker, Hal

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Electronic Display World Newsletters, 1981-1999, 2001

Inventor Name Electronic Display World Newsletters

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ITT Industrial Research Laboratories Electron Tube Research Records, 1934-1984

Inventor Name ITT Industrial Research Laboratories

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Analogue Music Synthesizer Oral History Project, 1996-1998

Inventor Name Analogue Music Synthsizer Oral History

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Harry Lobe Strauss Papers, 1932-1990

Inventor Name Strauss, Harry Lobe

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