by KE | Apr 19, 2022 | Celebrities and Famous, Internet Celebrities & Fictional characters, Inventor
About Marie Van Brittan Brown
New York-born inventor who became famous for her home security system.
Early life
Her invention received a patent in 1969.
Trivia
Her security system consisted of a camera, peep holes, and a remote control door opener.
Family of Marie Van Brittan Brown
She was born and raised in Queens, New York. She had a daughter named Norma and a son named Albert Jr with her husband Albert Brown.
Close associates of Marie Van Brittan Brown
She and Jerome Lemelson were both New York-born inventors.
by KE | Apr 10, 2021 | Inventor, November 9
About Gail Borden
One of America s earliest food scientists who most notably invented a method to condense milk so that it would have a longer shelf life. He also created the “meat biscuit” for stylers crossing the plains who need portable concentrated food.
Early life
His only form of formal schooling was in Indiana and hew worked as a county surveyor in Mississippi for a number of years.
Trivia
Though practical, his meat biscuit received widespread adoption by established commercial interest, and he lost so much money on the venture that he needed financiers to help him start his condensed milk venture.
Family of Gail Borden
He was born in Norwich, New York, to a pioneer family, and spent much of his early life on the road.
Close associates of Gail Borden
While he came up with a way to preserve milk, Frank Mars found a way to commercially combine it with chocolate to make a great tasting candy bar.
by KE | Apr 9, 2021 | February 13, Inventor
About Jeri Ellsworth
Engineer and inventor known for her emphasis on do-it-yourself computer engineering. She first garnered attention for her C64 Direct-to-TV, in which she created a joystick capable of playing games from the Commodore 64.
Early life
She started learning how to program on the family s Commodore 64 computer, knowledge she used to open a small chain of computer stores called Computers Made Easy.
Trivia
She grew up racing dirt-track cars and later started creating her own custom cars in her father s workshop. Her business was successful enough that she dropped out of high school in order to focus on it full-time in her teens.
Family of Jeri Ellsworth
Although born in Georgia, she grew up in Oregon.
Close associates of Jeri Ellsworth
In 2012, she spent time working for Gabe Newell at Valve.
by KE | Apr 9, 2021 | April 30, Inventor
About Claude E. Shannon
His revolutionary theory of information united what before were completely separate methods of communication – the telegraph, telephone, and broadcast media. He also helped develop the field of cryptanalysis, while working towards national defense during World War II.
Early life
At 22 years of age at M.I.T. he wrote his master s thesis showing how to apply 19th century algebra to modern-day electronic switches.
Trivia
He was one of the first scientists to quantify information, using units of measurement called binary digits, which are also known as bits.
Family of Claude E. Shannon
He was born in Petoskey, Michigan, his father a judge and his mother a teacher.
Close associates of Claude E. Shannon
He grew up admiring Thomas Edison and later discovered he was distantly related to him: both were descendants of a colonial leader.
by KE | Apr 9, 2021 | December 28, Inventor
About Eliza Lucas
Agricultural innovator and plantation manager who built colonial South Carolina s economy on the cash crop of indigo, which, in its processed form (as dye), was a major pre-Revolutionary War export.
Early life
At the age of sixteen, she became the primary manager of Wappoo Plantation, one of her family s South Carolina landholdings.
Trivia
Her son, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, signed the United States Constitution and ran as the 1800 vice-presidential candidate for the Federalist Party.
Family of Eliza Lucas
She grew up on a sugar plantation in the British West Indies. She later married South Carolina Chief Justice Charles Pinckney.
Close associates of Eliza Lucas
She and James Hammond — a pre-Civil War South Carolina governor — were both South Carolina plantation owners and slaveholders.
by KE | Apr 7, 2021 | February 11, Inventor
About Thomas Edison
He invented early versions of the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, and became a legend for contributions to telecommunications and industry. With 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, he is considered the fourth most prolific inventor in history.
Early life
He sold candy, newspapers, and vegetables to train passengers who were going from Port Huron to Detroit.
Trivia
His favorite movie was The Birth of a Nation and he felt that the invention of sound in film had ruined the medium.
Family of Thomas Edison
He got married to Mary Stilwell on December 25, 1871, and later married Mina Miller on February 24, 1886. His children include Madeleine Edison, Theodore Miller Edison, and Charles Edison.
Close associates of Thomas Edison
He became close friends with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone.
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