List of Latvian inventors and discoverers
The List of Latvian Inventors and Discoverers is a list of inventors and discoverers from Latvia in alphabetical order by family name.
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A.
- Leonid Andrussow : developer of the process named after him for the production of hydrogen cyanide by oxidizing ammonia and methane
D.
- Jacob Davis (Latvia / United States): inventor of jeans (together with Levi Strauss)
G
- David Hieronymus Grindel : first naturalist of Latvian origin
I.
- Kārlis Irbītis : aircraft designer
K
- Richard Kablitz : Inventor and Entrepreneur
M.
- Harry Marnitz : inventor of key zone massage
O
- Wilhelm Ostwald : Nobel laureate and inventor of the Ostwald process for the production of nitric acid
S.
- Gotthard Friedrich Stender : inventor of one of the first washing machines (1765)
T
- Esther Takeuchi : chemist and materials scientist who deals with the development of batteries
U
- Juris Upatnieks : pioneer of holography
W.
- Paul Walden : discoverer of the Walden reversal
Z
- Friedrich Arturowitsch Zander : inventor and rocket builder
- Walter Zapp : inventor of the miniature camera and the Minox brand
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