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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

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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

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