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Inventing Green: Inventor Profiles

Contemporary inventors in diverse fields are committed to "inventing green." Here are a few of their stories . . .

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Meet Lonnie Johnson, the Man Behind the Super Soaker

Get to know engineer Lonnie Johnson, founder and president of Johnson Research and Development Co., who invented the wildly-popular Super Soaker water gun, worked on high-performance Nerf dart guns, and focuses today on inventions related to clean energy.

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Invention Stories

Solar on the Line

"So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance . . ." —Thomas Edison, 1896

Invention Stories

Inventive Minds: Inventing Green

Inventive Minds: Inventing Green features the stories of historic and contemporary inventors whose work on socially-responsible technologies creates profound change for the common good.

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Beyond Words

Podcast: Inventor and Entrepreneur Bryan Willson Tackles Global-Energy Problems

For innovations at Colorado State University’s Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, location matters.

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Stoves Collection, 1861-1977

Inventor Name Unknown Repository York County Heritage Trust250 E. Market StreetYork, PA 17403717-848-1587http://www.yorkheritage.org/

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Eugene Houdry Collection, 1938-1996

Inventor Name Houdry, Eugene Repository Chemical Heritage Foundation315 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106215-873-8265http://www.chemheritage.org Physical Description 1 box

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ExxonMobil Historical Collection, 1790-2004

Inventor Name ExxonMobil

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Brookhaven National Laboratory Archives, 1946-1989

Inventor Name Brookhaven National Laboratory Repository Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch LibraryUpton, New York 11973http://www.bnl.gov/world/ Physical Description ca. 100 cubic ft.

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Henry Edward Voegeli Graphs and Notes, ca. 1970-

Inventor Name Voegeli, Henry Edward

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Ethyl Corporation Records, 1823-1983

Inventor Name Ethyl Corporation Repository University of WyomingAmerican Heritage CenterDept. 39241000 E. University AvenueLaramie, WY 82071307-766-4114http://ahc.uwyo.edu/default.htm

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Henry C. Rew Papers [manuscript], 1863-1912

Inventor Name Rew, Henry C. Repository Chicago Historical SocietyClark St. at North Ave.Chicago, IL 60614-6071312-642-4600http://www.chicagohs.org/collections/archives.html

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Honeywell Corporate Records, 1843-1999

Inventor Name Honeywell Inc. Repository Minnesota Historical Society345 W. Kellogg BlvdSt. Paul, MN 55102-1906651-297-4502http://www.mnhs.org Physical Description 133.45 cubic feet

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Roscoe Arnold Cattell Papers, 1921-1976 (1922-1957)

Inventor Name Cattell, Roscoe Arnold

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John C. Evans Letters Patent, 1977

Inventor Name Evans, John C. Repository University of Wisconsin at StoutArea Research CenterLibrary Learning CenterMenomonie, WI 54751715-232-2300http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/arc/

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Keyspan Corporation Records (undated)

Inventor Name Keyspan Corporation Repository Keyspan Corporation175 E. Old County RoadHicksville, NY 11801516-545-4250

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Mississippi Power Company Records, undated

Inventor Name Mississippi Power Company Repository Mississippi Power CompanyP.O. Box 4079Gulfport, MS 39501601-865-5467

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PECO Energy Corporation Records, undated

Inventor Name PECO Energy Corporation Repository PECO Energy CorporationLibrarianP.O. Box 8699Philadelphia, PA 19101215-841-4359

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Portland General Electric Company Records, n.d.

Inventor Name Portland General Electric Company Repository Portland General Electric CorporationLibrary 3-WTC 0501121 S.W. Salmon StreetPortland, OR 97024-2991503-464-8702

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Potomac Edison Company Records, n.d.

Inventor Name Potomac Edison Company Repository Potomac Edison Company10435 Downville PikeHagerstown, MD 21740301-790-6067

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