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National Inventors Hall of Fame

Arvin, Robert - Indianapolis, Automobile heater 

Ball Brothers - Muncie, Glass jars 

Bowser, Sylvanus - Ft. Wayne, Gasoline pump 

Borkenstein, Robert - Indianapolis, Breathalyzer 

Brandon, Wayne - Alexandria, Pain-relieving arthritic glove 

Collins, Archie F . - South Bend, Wireless telephone 

Conn, Charles G. - Elkhart, Rubber rimmed mouthpiece, Four-in-one cornet 

Cook, Norman - Anderson, Camera construction 

Cummins, Clessie - Columbus, Refined diesel engines, First diesel powered automobile 

Dick, Dr. George & Gladys - Richmond, Scarlet fever test 

Dickinson, Solomon - Richmond, Cooking stove 

Dunn, Frank P . - Anderson, Stamp vending machine 

Dusenberg, August & Fred - Indianapolis, First passenger automobile 

Eads, James - Lawrenceburg, Ironclad steamboat 

Farnsworth, Philo - Ft. Wayne, Electronic television 

Fitch, Asa M. - Charlestown, Fitch's Chewing Gum in 1876, First plow on wheels 

Forse, H. Donald - Anderson, Clothes presser 

Gatling, Richard - Indianapolis, Gatling gun 

Harger, Rolla - Indianapolis, Drunkometer (tests blood alcohol) 

Hart, John M. - Anderson, Mobilfone (two-way radio com- munications without the use of the Telephone Company) 

Haynes, Elwood - Kokomo, First successful gasoline automobile, Stainless steel 

Hill, Charle s - Alexandria, First to realize insulating qualities of asbestos 

Hill, Hugh - Anderson, Irish Mail (play device fashioned after the fastest train in Ireland) 

Hoyt, William - Dupont, Calliope 

Jenkins, C. Francis - Richmond, Phantascope (method of sending pictures by radio), Motor-driven lawn mower, Automobile tire chain, Check protector 

McClain, Francis M. - Anderson, Flower car for funeral homes 

Molin, Carl - Kokomo, Dirilyte golden-hued tableware 

Muhler, Joseph - Ft. Wayne, Stannous fluoride 

Oliver, James - Mishawaka, Process for chilling steel 

Polhemus, Von D. - Anderson, Automatic gearshift 

Powell, John - Kokomo, Mechanical corn picker 

Redenbacher, Orville - Brazil, Hybrid yellow popping corn 

Remy, Frank & Perry - Anderson, Ignition system for engines 

Roof, Robert M. - Anderson, Racing engines 

Scholl, William - LaPorte, Arch supports 

Sisson, Glenn - Anderson, Sisson choke 

Taylor, Chuck - Columbus, Developed the Converse-All-Star basketball shoe 

Thomas, Frank - Indianapolis, Ice shaving machine 

Vonnegut, Bernard - Indianapolis, Discovered that crystals of iodide can make it rain 

Walker, Madame C.J. - Indianapolis, Hair products for black women to aid in growing & beautifying their hair, Tetter Salve a remedy for skin diseases 

Walker, Morton - Shelbyville, Mechanical walker for horses 

Wright, Orville & Wilbur - Millville, Motorized airplane