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Mary
Phelps Jacob
Mary Jacob and the history of the
bra. Several patents were issued for women's undergarments.
Clayton
Jacobsen II
Invented the Jet Ski.
Joseph
Marie Jacquard
Invented the Jacquard Loom that weaved complex designs.
Eli
Janney
The Janney coupler was an improvement
in railroad car couplers that became the standard for the railroad freightcar
couplers used even today.
Robert
Jarvik
Invented the Jarvik 7 artificial
heart.
Thomas
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President
of the United States, who invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial,
the moldboard plow and the cipher wheel.
Charles
Francis Jenkins
Jenkins invented a mechanical television
system called radiovision and claimed to have transmitted the earliest
moving silhouette images on June 14, 1923.
Thomas
Jennings
The first African American man to
receive a patent on March 3, 1821 (US patent 3306x).
Steve
Jobs
One of the forces behind the Apple
computer.
Amanda
Theodosia Jones
Changed the history of American
food production by inventing vacuum packed canning.
Frederick
Jones
Invented the first automatic refrigeration
system for long-haul trucks.
Jack
Johnson
The world's first African American
heavyweight champion in history, also received a patent for a wrench (U.S.patent#1,413,121)
on April the 18th, 1922.
Lonnie
Johnson
Invented the Super Soaker®,
a squirt gun. Johnson also invented thermodynamics systems, on the side.
Willis
Johnson
Patented an improved mechanical
egg beater on February 5, 1884.
Marjorie
Stewart Joyner
Invented a permanent wave machine
that would allow a hairdo to stay set for days.
Whitcomb
Judson
Invented the "Clasp Locker", an
early version of the zipper.
Ernest
Everett Just
Eminent marine biologist, considered
a leader and authority for his work with cell development.
Percy
Lavon Julian
Julian received patents for synthesizing
the medicines physostigmine for glaucoma, and cortisone for rheumatoid
arthritis. He also received a patent for fire-extinguishing equipment.
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