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*[[Robert H. Goddard]] - pioneered the [[liquid rocket engine]] |
*[[Robert H. Goddard]] - pioneered the [[liquid rocket engine]] |
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*[[Tim Berners Lee]] - invented the web |
*[[Tim Berners Lee]] - invented the web |
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*[[Ribbons Almark]] - for creating a unstoppable keikaku to take over the world |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 22:46, 24 March 2009
Look up innovator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
An innovator or pioneer (Template:PronEng) in a general sense is a person or an organisation who is one of the first to do something and often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.
Innovators in history
Pioneers innovate in a particular field, i.e. "Mr. Smith is a pioneer in the teaching profession...", first recorded in 1780s.[1]
People that are often called innovators include:
- Wright Brothers - pioneered controlled flight
- Thomas Edison
- Henry Ford - pioneered mass produced motor cars
- Nikola Tesla - pioneered the induction motor
- Robert H. Goddard - pioneered the liquid rocket engine
- Tim Berners Lee - invented the web
- Ribbons Almark - for creating a unstoppable keikaku to take over the world