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The People Who Made Rechargeable Batteries Practical
The People Who Made Rechargeable Batteries Practical
by gadget_bench  • 
In common: M. Stanley Whittingham
A battery that works once on a lab bench is a long way from one you can recharge and use every day. These inventors and researchers changed what went inside the cell and what manufacturers could...
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Engineers Who Helped Make Computing Personal
Engineers Who Helped Make Computing Personal
by gadget_bench  • 
In common: Douglas Engelbart
The personal computer was built by teams, not lone geniuses. This list credits the engineers and programmers behind its key pieces: the mouse and windows, the microprocessor, the operating system...
Technology
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Inventors Who Improved Assistive Technology
Inventors Who Improved Assistive Technology
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These are the people behind specific changes in how assistive tools work. A lighter touch on a braille writer, a joystick on a power chair, and better sound coding in a cochlear implant each...
Technology
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Browser Extensions That Earn Their Permissions
Browser Extensions That Earn Their Permissions
by gadget_bench  • 
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Browser extensions can transform everyday web browsing, but they often request broad access to every webpage you visit. Granting that level of trust makes sense only when an extension delivers...
Technology
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Scientists Whose Careers Crossed Disciplinary Boundaries
Scientists Whose Careers Crossed Disciplinary Boundaries
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
Some of the biggest advances in science came from people who walked into a field they were not trained in, carrying tools and questions from another: physicists who turned to genes, a...
People
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Entrepreneurs Who Built Wealth Through Licensing
Entrepreneurs Who Built Wealth Through Licensing
by curious_compiler  • 
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A name, character or invention can earn money through products made by someone else. These examples trace that connection across fashion, entertainment, sport and technology. The focus is the...
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Burr Coffee Grinders for Better Coffee at Home
Burr Coffee Grinders for Better Coffee at Home
by gadget_bench  • 
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Switching from pre-ground beans or a spinning blade grinder to a dedicated burr grinder is the single most effective upgrade for brewing better coffee at home. Blade grinders smash coffee beans...
Products
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Entrepreneurs Who Turned Research into Useful Technology
Entrepreneurs Who Turned Research into Useful Technology
by gadget_bench  • 
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Each of these people took an idea out of a laboratory or a thesis and turned it into something people use: the chip, the network cable, the database, the camera sensor, the search engine and the...
Technology
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Hardware Entrepreneurs Who Brought Difficult Products to Market
Hardware Entrepreneurs Who Brought Difficult Products to Market
by gadget_bench  • 
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Inventing a device is the easy part; building thousands that work, at a price people will pay, delivered before the money runs out, is where most hardware companies fail. This list follows...
Technology
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Founders Who Made Complex Technology Easier to Use
Founders Who Made Complex Technology Easier to Use
by gadget_bench  • 
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Most people never touch the hard parts of computing: memory management, networking protocols, video codecs, print layout. They use products built by people who hid that complexity behind something...
Technology
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Inventors Who Made Everyday Devices More Practical
Inventors Who Made Everyday Devices More Practical
by gadget_bench  • 
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Few everyday objects had a single inventor. This list picks out the people whose specific improvement made something reliable, cheap or easy enough for ordinary use: the trap under the sink, the...
Technology
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Technology Founders Who Focused on Accessibility
Technology Founders Who Focused on Accessibility
by gadget_bench  • 
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Accessible technology is often treated as a feature added late, if at all. The founders on this list built companies whose main purpose was letting disabled people read, write, move or communicate...
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Businesspeople Who Funded Long-Term Scientific Research
Businesspeople Who Funded Long-Term Scientific Research
by curious_compiler  • 
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Scientific research needs more than a launch announcement. These 25 businesspeople helped finance institutes, endowments and recurring programmes that gave researchers time, facilities or...
Business
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People Who Built Fortunes from Everyday Consumer Goods
People Who Built Fortunes from Everyday Consumer Goods
by curious_compiler  • 
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From cereal and bottled drinks to pens, cosmetics and clothing, these businesspeople built valuable ownership interests around familiar purchases. The selection moves through food and drink...
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Entrepreneurs Who Made Repair and Reuse Commercially Viable
Entrepreneurs Who Made Repair and Reuse Commercially Viable
by curious_compiler  • 
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Fixing things and passing them on sounds virtuous, but it only lasts when somebody makes it pay. This list is about the founders who did: chains that mend shoes and cars, marketplaces that keep...
Business
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Famous Inventors Photographed With Their Inventions
Famous Inventors Photographed With Their Inventions
by curious_compiler  • 
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These archival photos show inventors with the machines and objects they helped make possible. Look closely at the hardware, from the cylinders and cranks of early sound recording to the test...
People
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