invented eye protection glasses in 1880. Steel mill workers, firemen and others exposed to glare, strong light, fumes or flying objects are required to wear protective glasses.

An African American scientist, he created a drug that is used to treat glaucoma, a disease that results in blindness.

Who is the Congressman known for his fight for Civil Rights & the Voter’s Right Act?

He refused to give up on his dream and was determined to invent a machine that could shape the tops of shoes and make it easy to attach them to the bottoms, a process called “lasting”.

Growing up in Berkeley, California, she was surrounded by emerging technologies from an early age. Because of her, many people carry a “personal digital assistant” instead of a pencil and a paper notepad.