Neutronic Reactor
Enrico Fermi invented the neutronic reactor.
Nintendo
Interesting history even if you have never touched a joystick.
Nipkow Disk
In 1884, Paul Nipkow invented a rotating-disk technology to transmit pictures over wire
called the Nipkow Disk. This was the very first electromechanical television scanning
system. Nipkow's system was abandoned early in the history of the television for the
electronic systems developed by later inventors.
Nuclear Fission & Fusion
There are two types of atomic explosions that can be facilitated by Uranium-235: fission
and fusion. See Also - Timeline of Nuclear Power
Nylon/Neoprene Materials
A brilliant and tragic mind, Carothers was the brains behind Dupont and the birth of
synthetic fibers.
Nylon Stockings
DuPont demonstrated nylon and nylon stockings to the American public at the 1939 New
York World's Fair.
Nystatin
Rachel Brown and Elizabeth Hazen co-invented the world's first useful antifungal
antibiotic called Nystatin.
Ocarina
Giuseppe Donati invented the modern 10-hole ocarina.
Oceanography Related
Although oceanography has been recognized as a formal scientific discipline for only 150
years, the quest for this understanding and its practical application to commerce and war -
often unwitting - goes back much further.
Odometer
History of the odometer.
Office History
In the late 19th century, commercial offices for conducting business first appeared in the
United States. See also - Office Machinary
Optical Analysis System
Ellen Ochoa invented the optical analysis system.
Optical Diagnostic Equipment
Tuan Vo-Dinh invented optical diagnostic equipment. Vo-Dinh's patents were for a badge
worn on a worker's shirt that recorded exposure to toxic chemicals and for a optical
scanner that would read that badge.
Optical Disc
David Paul Gregg first envisioned the optical or laser disc in 1958 and patented it in 1969.
Oral Contraceptives
The inventors behind the first oral contraceptives.
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