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The Devil Is in the Details: Researching an Inventor’s Biography

The quest to confirm biographical details about the life and work of Percy Spencer

Invention Stories

The Cell Phone's True Magic

Of all the devices that surround us, the cell phone may qualify as the most magical.

Wilson Greatbatch
Invention Stories

Innovative Lives: Making Hearts Beat: Wilson Greatbatch

Meet Wilson Greatbatch, a prolific American inventor who developed the first successful implantable cardiac pacemaker that has saved millions of lives. "Don't fear failure. Don't crave success. The reward is not in the results, but rather in the doing."

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Jack S. Kilby Papers, 1878-2003 (bulk 1970-1998)

Inventor Name Kilby, Jack S.

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Walter Brattain Family Papers, 1860-1990 ( inclusive)

Inventor Name Brattain, Walter Repository Whitman College345 Boyer Ave.Walla Walla, WA 99362(509) 527-5922archives@whitman.eduwww.whitman.edu/archives Physical Description Approximately 38 linear feet (45 boxes)

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John J. Esch Papers, 1891-1922, 1992-1994

Inventor Name Esch, John J.

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Extracts from de Forest Autobiographical Notes: Books I and II, 1944

Inventor Name De Forest, Lee Repository American Institute of PhysicsOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, Maryland 20740-3843301-209-3100http://www.aip.org/history/

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Daniel Henderson Portable Electronic Devices Documentary Collection, 1968-2002

Inventor Name Henderson, Daniel

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Jack Kilby Manuscript, 1951

Inventor Name Kilby, Jack

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Charles Townes Innovative Lives Presentation, 1998

Inventor Name Townes, Charles

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Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation, June 1, 1995

Inventor Name Walker, Hal

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Electronic Display World Newsletters, 1981-1999, 2001

Inventor Name Electronic Display World Newsletters

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ITT Industrial Research Laboratories Electron Tube Research Records, 1934-1984

Inventor Name ITT Industrial Research Laboratories

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Harry Lobe Strauss Papers, 1932-1990

Inventor Name Strauss, Harry Lobe

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Allen Balcom Du Mont Collection, 1884-1965

Inventor Name DuMont, Allen Balcom

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Lee De Forest Scrapbook, 1919-1924

Inventor Name De Forest, Lee

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Lockheed Sanders Incorporated Records, n.d.

Inventor Name Lockheed Sanders Incorporated Repository Lockheed Sanders Incorporated95 Canal StreetNashua, NH 03061-0868603-885-2370

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Philips Electronics North America Corporation, n.d.

Inventor Name Philips Electronics North America Corporation Repository Philips Electronics North America Corporation100 East 42nd StreetNew York, NY 10017-5699212-850-5376

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SEMATECH Incorporated Records, n.d.

Inventor Name SEMATECH Incorporated Repository SEMATECH2706 Montopolis DriveAustin, TX 78741-6499512-356-7489

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Square D Company Records, n.d.

Inventor Name Square D Company Repository Square D Company1415 S. Roselle RoadPalatine, IL 60067708- 397-2600

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