Tau B Pi National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Dedicated to the individuals who conceived the great technological advances which this nation fosters through its patent system. The purpose of the hall is to honor these inventors and to bring public recognition to them and to their contributions to the nation's welfare. It was established in 1973 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations and the Patent and Trademark Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fifty-four of the 314 members of the hall are Tau Bates. They are:
1974 John Bardeen, Wisconsin Alpha '28 Transistor
1974 William B. Shockley, California Beta '32 Transistor
1977 Lee de Forest, Connecticut Alpha 1896 Audion amplifier
1977 Charles P. Steinmetz, Illinois Alpha 1902 System of electrical distribution
1977 Vladimir K. Zworykin, Pennsylvania Delta '12 Cathode ray tube
1978 Leo H. Baekeland, New York Alpha 1882 Synthetic resins
1979 Jay W. Forrester, Massachussetts Beta '39 Multicoordinated digital information storage device
1980 Edwin H. Armstrong, New York Alpha '13 Method of receiving high frequency oscillations
1980 Charles F. Kettering, Ohio Gamma 1904 Engine starting devices and ignition system
1981 Harold S. Black, Massachussetts Alpha '21 Negative feedback amplifier
1981 Chester F. Carlson, California Beta '30 Electrophotography
1981 C. Stark Draper, Massachussetts Beta '22 Gyroscopic apparatus
1982 Jack S. Kilby, Illinois Alpha '47 Miniaturized electronic circuits
1983 Andrew Alford, Massachussetts Epsilon '24 Localizer antenna system
1985 Marvin Camras, Illinois Beta '40 Magnetic recording
1985 Willis H. Carrier, New York Delta '01 Air conditioner
1986 Harold Edgerton, Massachussetts Beta '25 Stroboscope
1986 Wilson Greatbatch, New York Nu '50 Medical cardiac pacemaker
1989 Irving Langmuir, New York A 1903 High-vacuum electron tube and gas-filled incandescent lamp
1990 Herman Hollerith, New York A 1879 Punch-card tabulation machine system
1991 Elmer A. Sperry, New Jersey Alpha '21 Gyroscopic compass
1993 William P. Lear, Michigan Alpha '55 Aircraft navigational radar
1993 Peter C. Schultz, New Jersey Beta '64 Optical fiber
1994 Robert N. Hall, California Beta '42 High-voltage, high-power semiconductor PIndiana rectifier
1995 Waldo L. Semon, Washington Alpha' 20 Synthetic rubber (flexible PVC)
1996 Marcian E, Hoff Jr., New York Gamma '58 Single chip CPU
1997 Seymour R. Cray, Minnesota Alpha '49 Supercomputer
1997 Mark E. Dean, Tennessee Alpha '79 Personal computer architecture
1997 Dennis H. Moeller, Indiana Alpha '80 Personal computer architecture
1998 Douglas C. Engelbart, Oregon Alpha '48 Computer mouse
1998 Kary B. Mullis, Georgia Alpha '66 Polymerase chain reaction
2002 Rodney D. Bagley, Utah Alpha '59 Ceramic substrate for catalytic converters
2002 Irwin M. Lachman, NJ Beta '52 Ceramic substrate for catalytic converters
2003 Frank J. Cepollina, California Zeta '59 Satellite servicing techniques
2003 Maxime A Faget, Louisiana Alpha '43 Space capsule design
2003 Leroy R. Grumman, New York Delta '16 Retractable landing gear; folding wing
2003 Thomas Midgley, Jr., New York Delta '11 Ethyl gasoline
2003 John K. Northrop, California Delta '49 Flying wing plane; all-metal high-wing monocoque airplane (Vega)
2003 John R. Pierce, California Beta '33 Communications satellite
2003 Harold A. Rosen, Louisiana Beta '44 Spin stabilized synchronous communications satellite
2003 Theodor von Karman, California Beta '02 Turbo jet
2003 Hans J.P. von Ohain, Ohio Eta '35 Jet engine
2003 Richard T. Whitcomb, Massachussetts Alpha '43 Supercritical wing
2003 Sam B. Williams, Michigan Eta '42 Small fan-jet engine
2004 Vannevar Bush, Massachussetts Beta '16 Differential analyzer
2004 Ray M. Dolby, California Gamma '57 Dolby noise reduction
2004 Claude E. Shannon, Michigan Gamma '36 Pulse code modulation
2005 Jacob Rabinow, New York Eta '48 Optical character reading
2006 Robert W. Gore, Delaware Alpha '59 ePTFE known by the GORE-TEX® brand name
2006 Robert S. Langer, New York Delta '70 Controlled drug delivery
2006 Elihu Thomson, Massachussetts Beta 1870 Arc lighting
2007 Paul C. Lauterbur, Illinois Alpha '51 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
2007 Robert M. Metcalfe, Massachussetts Beta '68 Multipoint data-communication system with collision detection
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