Invention of Aluminum Foil
Great minds of Hans Christian Oersted and Friedrich Wöhler invent aluminum foil. Another great example of Creativity. Technology. Collaboration.
Discovery of Super Glue
While working for Kodak Research Laboratories, Dr. Harry Coover discovers an interesting alternative use for the optically clear plastic he was developing for gunsights.
The Kitty Hawk Flier
One of the greatest accomplishments of the 20th Century, Orville and Wilbur Wright (the Wright Brother’s) invent the airplane,
Invention of Velcro
George de Mestral, a Swiss amateur-mountaineer, discovers an interesting natural phenomenon on his dog. An example of Creativity. Technology. Collaboration. (even if it was between man and his best friend)
Invention of Transistor
Physicists John Bardeen, William B. Shockley, and Walter Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for jointly inventing the transistor. Another great example of Creativity. Technology. Collaboration.
Invention of Astro Turf
James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright of Monsanto Industries collaborate to co-invent Astroturf.