Fast forward to present time. Recently, my friend Jack ReVelle sent me a copy of the training materials he used at Hughes Aircraft during the 1980s. On the cover is a Pareto chart in the same style as I was taught. This made me wonder: “Who invented the Pareto chart?” Since unanswe...
Who Invented the Internet?Despite Al Gore’s claims to the contrary, the Internet was not originally invented by or created by a single person. The Internet as we know it today is a combination of a number of concepts that have ultimately been merged together to provide the service. Tim ...
Consider, for example, the oft-repeated legend of the Grand Vizier in Persia who invented chess. The King, so the legend goes, was delighted with the new game, and invited the Vizier to name his own reward. The Vizier replied that, being a modest man, he desired only one grain of whe...
Robert C. Baker (December 29, 1921 – March 13, 2006) was an inventor and Cornell University professor. He invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry-related inventions. Due to his contributions to the poultry sciences, he is a member of the American Poultry Hall of Fame. ...
Methodist. One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers; invented the first successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain; later, he was an oil producer based in Oklahoma. Died, of heart trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., May 12, 1925 (age...
Valerie Thomas is an African-American scientist and inventor. She invented the illusion transmitter, for which she received a patent in 1980. Age:Dec. at 66 (1943-2009) #2 #2.Betty Whitemoved uponThe Most Trustworthy Celebrities In The World ...