Famous Inventors Born in May

May is National Inventors Month. A month-long event celebrating invention and creativity. National Inventors Month began was started in 1998 by the United Inventors Association of...

Prolific Inventors in France

Prolific inventors in France include Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895), who is credited with the discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization; René Laennec (1781 – 1826),...

Prolific Inventors in China

Prolific inventors and scientists in China include Cai Lun (50–62 – 121 CE), credited as the inventor of paper and the modern papermaking process; Zhang Heng (AD 78–139), the prolific inventor of the...

Prolific Inventors in South Korea

Prolific inventors in South Korea include Jang Yeong-Sil (1390 – 1442), who is credited with the creation of various types of astronomical instruments, the metal printing press,...

Prolific Inventors in Japan

Prolific inventors in Japan include Kōnosuke Matsushita (1894 – 1989),  who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company; Momofuku Ando (1910 – 2007), inventor of instant noodles (ramen noodles) and the of...

Prolific Inventors in the USA

Prolific inventors in the USA include Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931), who is credited with inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the first commercially practical incandescent...