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Inventor: Johannes Gutenberg. Impact: Revolutionized the spread of information and knowledge, making books more accessible and facilitating the rise of literacy.

Inventor: Thomas Newcomen. Impact: Powered the Industrial Revolution, leading to mass production, urbanization, and significant social changes.

Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell. Impact: Transformed global communication, shrinking distances and making real-time voice communication possible across long distances.

Inventor: Thomas Edison (commercially viable version). Impact: Enabled humans to use light efficiently after dark, extending productive hours and improving quality of life.

Inventors: Orville and Wilbur Wright. Impact: Revolutionized transportation, shrinking the globe and paving the way for global travel and trade.

Inventor: Alexander Fleming. Impact: Initiated the era of antibiotics, saving countless lives by treating previously lethal bacterial infections.

Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee. Impact: Revolutionized the dissemination of information and communication, leading to the digital age.

Inventor: Karl Benz. Impact: Transformed personal transportation, urban planning, and led to the creation of interconnected societies.

Inventor: Louis Daguerre. Impact: Created a way to capture and preserve moments in time, leading to the culture of photography and visual documentation.

Inventors: William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone; Samuel Morse developed Morse code. Impact: Established a new speed of communication over long distances that influenced trade, news distribution, and military operations.

Inventor: Charles Babbage. Impact: Laid the foundations for the modern computer and computational theory.

Inventor: Elias Howe. Impact: Revolutionized the clothing industry, making the mass production of garments possible and changing fashion.

Inventor: Alessandro Volta. Impact: Introduced the first electric power source, enabling a plethora of electrically powered inventions and devices.

Inventor: Edward Jenner. Impact: Pioneered the practice of vaccination and led to the eventual eradication of smallpox.

Inventor: Robert Fulton. Impact: Advanced naval warfare and exploration of underwater environments.

Inventor: William T.G. Morton. Impact: Allowed for pain-free surgery, significantly advancing medical procedures.

Inventors: Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce independently. Impact: Fundamental component that ushered the age of modern electronics, including computers, smartphones, and advanced technology.

Inventor: William Sturgeon. Impact: Enabled mechanization of many industries through electric power, leading to modern electric appliances and tools.

Inventor: Jacob Perkins. Impact: Greatly extended food preservation, impacted dietary habits, and reduced food waste.

Inventors: John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley. Impact: Became the fundamental building block of modern electronic devices, replacing vacuum tubes, and allowing for the miniaturization of circuits.

Inventor: Intel Corporation (credited to Marcian Hoff, Stanley Mazor, Federico Faggin, and Masatoshi Shima). Impact: Pivotal for the development of personal computers and modern digital technology.

Inventors: Various, including Alan Turing, John Atanasoff, and many others. Impact: Led to the development of the Information Age, changing how society processes, stores, and transmits information.

Inventor: Leo Baekeland. Impact: Created a new industry of synthetic materials, widely used in all aspects of modern society but also contributing to environmental issues.

Inventor: Philo Farnsworth (First electronic television system). Impact: Changed the way people receive entertainment and information, transforming media and societal habits.

Inventor: Alfred Nobel. Impact: Provided a safer method to use nitroglycerin, enabling advancements in construction and industry, but also used in warfare.

Inventor: Led by J. Robert Oppenheimer (Manhattan Project). Impact: Altered global power structures and initiated the nuclear age with significant implications for war and peace.

Inventor: Charles Goodyear. Impact: Made rubber more durable and heat-resistant, leading to the widespread use of rubber in tires and other products.

Inventor: Alexander Bain. Impact: Enabled documents to be transmitted over long distances, revolutionizing business communication.

Inventor: Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Impact: Revived the ancient tradition and created an international movement promoting sport and peace.

Inventor: Louis Pasteur. Impact: Made food safer by killing harmful microbes, preventing diseases such as tuberculosis from milk.

Inventor: Alva J. Fisher. Impact: Alleviated the labor of hand-washing clothes, contributing to improved hygiene and changing domestic labor.

Inventor: Satori Kato. Impact: Provided a quick and convenient way to make coffee, significantly impacting food industry practices and consumer habits.

Inventor: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly NBS. Impact: Provided highly accurate time measurement, crucial for modern navigation systems, scientific research, and telecommunications.

Inventor: Benjamin Franklin. Impact: Allowed people with both nearsightedness and farsightedness to read and see in the distance without changing glasses.

Inventor: Igor Sikorsky. Impact: Provided a unique means of air transport able to take off and land vertically, important for military, medical, and rescue operations.

Inventor: Gideon Sundback. Impact: Offered a fast and simple method for fastening clothes and goods, becoming a staple in fashion and everyday items.

Inventor: Percy Spencer. Impact: Revolutionized cooking, heating food quickly and conveniently, changing cooking habits and kitchen design.

Inventor: Theodore H. Maiman. Impact: Produced the first working laser, which led to vast applications in medicine, communications, manufacturing, and technology.