List Of Inventions Named After People
Article Index for
List Of
Website Links For
List
Information About
List Of Inventions Named After People
CATEGORIES ABOUT LIST OF INVENTIONS NAMED AFTER PEOPLE
lists of eponyms
inventions
eponyms
APPAREL
BABY
BEAUTY
BOOKS
CAR TOYS
CELL PHONES
DVD'S
ELECTRONICS
GOURMET FOOD
GROCERIES
HEALTH & PERSONAL
HOME & GARDEN
JEWELRY
MUSIC
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
OFFICE PRODUCTS
SOFTWARE
SPORTING GOODS
TOOLS & HARDWARE
TOYS
VIDEO GAMES
SHOPPING HOME
MORE SHOPPING...
THE LIST
A to G
Archimedes' Screw
–
Archimedes
Armstrong Breech-loading Gun
–
William George Armstrong
Bakelite
–
Leo Baekeland
Bessemer Converter
–
Henry Bessemer
Biro
, (
Ballpoint Pen
) –
Laszlo Biro
Bowie Knife
–
Jim Bowie
Braille
–
Louis Braille
Browning firearms, including the
Browning Automatic Rifle
–
John Browning
Bunsen Burner
–
Robert Bunsen
Colt
revolver –
Samuel Colt
Daguerreotype
–
Jacques Daguerre
Davy Lamp
–
Humphry Davy
Diesel Engine
–
Rudolf Diesel
Dolby Noise Reduction System
–
Ray Dolby
)
Ferris Wheel
–
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
Franklin Stove
–
Benjamin Franklin
Galil
assault rifle –
Israel Galili
Gatling Gun
–
Richard J. Gatling
Geiger Counter
–
Hans Geiger
Geiger-Mueller Tube
–
Hans Geiger
and
W. Mueller
M1 Garand
rifle –
John Garand
Gillette
(safety razor, in several countries) –
King C. Gillette
Gore-Tex
–
Wilbert Gore
Guillotine
–
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
did not invent the guillotine, but proposed the use of the mechanical device to carry out death penalties in France.
H to Q
Halligan Bar
–
Hugh Halligan
Hammond Organ
–
Laurens Hammond
Jacquard Loom
–
Joseph Marie Jacquard
Josephson Junction
–
Brian David Josephson
The Avtomat Kalashnikova series of weapons, including the
AK-47
–
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mae West
inflatable
Life Jacket
– named after actress
Mae West
Macintosh
(the waterproof coat) -
Charles Macintosh
Mason Jar
–
John Mason
Maxim Gun
–
Hiram Maxim
Melba Sauce
,
Peach Melba
and
Melba Toast
– Dame
Nelly Melba
Molotov Cocktail
– invented by the
Finnish
army, and named after
Vyacheslav Molotov
, the Soviet Minister of War
Moog Synthesizer –
Robert Moog
Morse Code
–
Samuel Morse
Owen Gun
– Evo Owen.
Pavlova
–
Anna Pavlova
Pasteurization
–
Louis Pasteur
Peavey (tool)
–
Joseph Peavey
Petri Dish
–
Julius Richard Petri
Pulaski (tool)
–
Ed Pulaski
R to Z
Raman Spectroscopy
–
C. V. Raman
Richter Magnitude Scale
–
Charles Richter
Rubik's Cube
–
Ernő Rubik
Sandwich
–
Earl Of Sandwich
Saxophone
–
Adolphe Sax
, Belgian music instrument designer
Shrapnel Shell
–
Henry Shrapnel
Schick Test
–
Béla Schick
Sousaphone
–
John Philip Sousa
Stark Spectroscopy
–
Johannes Stark
Stirling Engine
– Rev.
Robert Stirling
Strowger Switch
(part of the first
Automatic Telephone Exchange
) –
Almon Strowger
Sunatori Pen
–
Simon Sunatori
Thompson Submachine Gun
–
John T. Thompson
Tesla Coil
–
Nikola Tesla
Tesla Turbine
– Nikola Tesla
Theremin
–
Leon Theremin
Uzi Submachine Gun
–
Uziel Gal
Wellington Boot
–
Duke Of Wellington
Westinghouse Air Brake
–
George Westinghouse
Winchester Repeating Rifle
– named after chief investor
Oliver F. Winchester
Zeppelin
–
Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
SEE ALSO
List Of Inventions
List Of Inventors
List Of People
Scientific Phenomena Named After People
List Of Science Topics
Lists Of Etymologies