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The National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio

The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation was organized in 1973 with the goal of making national heroes of the men and women whose life's work has changed the world. The first year Thomas Alva Edison was the sole inductee. John Ericsson was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1993 for Propelling Steam Vessels, Patent No. 588. "Ericsson's most enduring invention was the screw propeller, which is still the main form of marine propulsion."

The Foundation now includes four subsidiaries:

Invent Now, Inc. - dedicated to independent inventor initiatives. and promotions.
Invent Now Kids, Inc. - Devoted to educational programs for children.
Center for Creativity and Invention, Inc. - Focused on the National Inventors Hall of Fame facility and Akron regional program outreach.
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc. - exclusively dedicated to administering the annual selection of National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees.

The National Investors Hall of Fame, Inc. has a full-time research and archives staff that maintains a database of potential nominees. Names received from technology historians, professional societies, and the general public are added to the database. The staff researches and evaluates each invention's historical significance, its contribution to the nation's welfare and the progress of science and useful arts, and confirms a U.S. patent that is free of controversy.

This process yields uniform reports on approximately one hundred significant inventions annually. To narrow the group of nominees these reports are examined and ranked by a Selection Committee based on the same criteria used by the staff. The staff recompiles the reduced list of nominees for members of a Blue Ribbon Panel, a second group of experts. This panel, adding its expertise, prepares a ranked compilation of proposed inductees. Including current inductees, in 2006 there were 313 inventors in the Hall of Fame. The National Hall of Fame publishes annual editions of Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation. It includes for each inductee, a succinct biographical note together with statement about the invention and patent number on which the selection was based.

The publication includes notes on trends in inventions:

"1776 - 1885: Farms to Factories:

In its first century, the United States was largely an argicultural nation. Inventors were craftsmen, designing for farming and tool-making needs.

1886 - 1913: The American System of Manufacture:

Mass production, the specialization of labor and the use of interchangable parts accelerated the growth of industry. Inventions in chemestry and the theory of germs as a cause of disease created inventive opportunities in food preservation and medicine. To promote these new fields, universities established schools for engineering and doctoral programs for the sciences. Inventors were honored as architects of a new world.

1914 - 1938: The Brink of the Modern Era:

World War I (1914 - 1918) sparked new developments in electronics, especially wireless telegraphy and radio. The government supported war related research but did not commit to long-term support of science and technology. Invneors took advantage of educational opportunities and joined the expanding laboratories of universities and corporations. Improved vacuum tubes and television were created in these "invention factories". Researchers began minimicking nature in the laboratory breeding new plant species and creating artificial fibers such as nylon. Public expectations for the power of science and technology exploded as electricity and new products became widely available. Inventors were popular heroes.

1939 - 1954: Reinventing War-Peace:

Massive governement support stimulated technological development of radar, the computer, atomic bomb. Private research led to the transistor and a new world of miniature electronics. As new products became available the public began to associate company names rather than inventors with new products.

1955 - 1964: New Pathways:

By the 1950s, inventors were no longer public icons, but their works continued to change peoples lives. The integrated circuit replaced transistors expanding development in microelectronics. The laser found multiple applications in industry, medicine and communications. Increased understanding of DNA changed the study of genetics. Independent inventors continued to produce but the movement of inventors into corporate, university or government laboratories accelerated.

1965 to present:

In today's world, computers have become a major field of innovation and a tool for discovery in virtually every field. They have been part of the surge in medical invention such as non-invasive diagnostic technologies and advanced artificial organs. Computers along with optical fibers and lasers have helped to advance telecommunications. As technology expands, the preassure to create new marketable products grows. Thus, the cycle of invention will continue to grow.

Inez & Leif Brisfjord of John Ericsson Society, New York visited The National Inventors Hall of Fame, in Akron, Ohio on August 3, 2007.

National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio	National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio
Heidi Gray, Visitor Experience Coordinator and Inez Brisfjord, John Ericsson Society, New York	Hall of Fame

INVENTORS

Alfred Nobel (Worked with John Ericsson for a year in New York)	John Ericsson	Ernst F.W. Alexanderson
Thomas Alva Edison	Alexander Graham Bell	Herman Hollerith
Walt Disney	Henry Ford	Igor I. Sikorsky

Glenn T. Seaborg

Kenneth H. Olsen

Chester F. Carlson

Tractors

Polaroid Cameras

View from the Gallery	The Main Hall
Museum Entrance	Museum Entrance

Pictures by Leif G. Brisfjord

LINKS
http://www.invent.org/
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/54.html

http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/
http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/AkronHistoryTrails/index.htm

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Date, created: 08/07/2007

Categories: Akron, Alfred Nobel, Celebrities, Chester Carlson, Engineering, Ernst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson , Exhibition, Glenn T. Seaborg, History, Invention, John Ericsson, John Ericsson Society of New York, Ken Olsen, Museum, Ohio, Picture, Propeller, USA

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