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  2. Ángela Ruiz Robles - Wikipedia

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    Ángela Ruiz Robles (March 28, 1895 in Villamanín, León – October 27, 1975 in Ferrol, A Coruña) was a Spanish teacher, writer, pioneer and inventor of the mechanical precursor to the electronic book, invented 20 years prior to Michael Hart’s Project Gutenberg, commonly referred to as the true inventor of the e-book, and over half a century before present-day e-books.

  3. Evelyn Berezin - Wikipedia

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    The applications of Evelyn's innovations were plentiful. Her Data Secretary replaced the old hefty process for completing important work tasks like drafting letters and reports, and made it much more simple and efficient, contributing to greater productivity and saving a significant amount of time. [12]

  4. Victor Leaton Ochoa - Wikipedia

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    Victor Leaton Ochoa (1850 Chihuahua, Mexico – 1945 Sinaloa, Mexico) was a Mexican American revolutionary, journalist, union leader, miner, prisoner and inventor. He is best known for his invention of the Ochoaplane, the electric brake, an adjustable wrench, a pen and pencil clip and a windmill.

  5. Frederick McKinley Jones - Wikipedia

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    Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. [1]

  6. Leonardo Torres Quevedo - Wikipedia

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    [209] [210] A museum called El Valle de los Inventos was opened in La Serna de Iguña, which offers a permanent exhibition about him and his inventions where guided tours, scientific workshops and an escape room are organized. [211] On 4 July, the flag carrier Iberia received the fifth of the six Airbus A320neo planned for that year. This ...

  7. List of Edison patents - Wikipedia

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    The first hundred patents mainly deal with the telegraph system. John Kruesi was the shop manager beginning in 1872. Kruesi built models, instruments, and apparatus for Edison's work.

  8. Ann Makosinski - Wikipedia

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    Makosinski is of Filipino and Polish descent. [1] Makosinski's family lives in Saanich, British Columbia. [2] Her father is a retired lab manager with two medical patents. [3] ...

  9. Golden age of physics - Wikipedia

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    Solvay Conference of 1927, with prominent physicists such as Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Erwin Schrödinger and Paul Dirac.. A golden age of physics appears to have been delineated for certain periods of progress in the physics sciences, and this includes the previous and current developments of cosmology and astronomy.