Inventor Richard Rhodes received the patent for a hearing aid.
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Henry S. Parmalee patented the fire sprinkler system.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.
Inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell patented the pencil in the US.
Daniel McCree patented the portable fire escape in the US.