Alexander Kemurdzhian
Aleksandr Leonovich Kemurdzhian was Armenian engineer in the former Soviet space program who worked at the VNIITransmash institute for the most of the second half of the 20th century. He is best known for designing the metal chases for Lunokhod 1— the first ever planetary rover for space exploration in the Soviet space program. Early life Kemurdzhian was born to Armenian parents on 4 October 1921 in Vladikavkaz, today the capital of North Ossetia. His […]
Luther George Simjian
Inventor of the first automated teller machine (ATM) Luther George Simjian was an Armenian-American inventor and entrepreneur. A prolific and professional inventor, he held over 200 patents, mostly related to optics and electronics. His most significant inventions were a pioneering flight simulator, arguably the first ATM and improvement to the teleprompter. Early life Simjian was born in Aintab, Ottoman Empire to Armenian parents on January 28, 1905. Simjian lived in Aintab until the […]
Edward Keonjian
Inventor of the first solar-powered, pocket-sized radio transmitter Edward Keonjian was a prominent engineer, an early leader in the field of low-power electronics, the father of microelectronics. In 1954 Keonjian designed the world’s first solar-powered, pocket-sized radio transmitter. In 1959 Keonjian designed the first prototype of integrated circuit. In 1963 he organized the world’s first international symposium on low-power […]
Emik Avakian
Inventor of breath-operated computer Emik Avakian was an Armenian American inventor and owner of numerous patents including breath-operated computer, a mechanism that facilitates putting wheelchairs on automobiles, and a self operating robotic wheel that converts manual wheel chairs into automatic. Many of his inventions were geared towards the improvement of disabled people’s lives, and he won many awards […]
Artem Mikoyan
Inventor of MIG military aircraft Artem (Artyom) Ivanovich Mikoyan was a Soviet Armenian aircraft designer, who cofounded the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau along with Mikhail Gurevich. Early life and career Mikoyan was born in the village of Sanahin, then part of the Tiflis Governorate of the Russian Empire (today part of Alaverdi in Armenia’s Lori Province) on 5 August 1905. His older brother, Anastas Mikoyan, would become official head of state of […]
Arthur H. Bulbulian
Inventor of the A-14 oxygen mask His work as a part of the Mayo Clinic Aero Medical Unit led to his being credited with the creation of the A-14 oxygen mask for the United States Air Force in 1941. The A-14 fighter pilot’s mask was frost proof, and included a microphone for radio communication, and allowed the pilot to talk and […]
Oscar H. Banker (Asatour Sarafian)
Inventor of first practical automatic transmission in cars Oscar H. Banker (born Asatour Sarafian) was an Armenian American inventor who patented a number of works, including an automatic transmission for automobiles, the needleless inoculation gun, the primary controls of the first Sikorsky helicopter, and power steering. He is considered by some as the « father of automatic transmission. » He is accredited as the inventor of the first […]
Harry G. Tatosian
Inventor of the ice cream cone machine Harry Tatosyan is an Armenian-American inventor who created the ice cream cone machine and a number of other devices for the food industry. Co-founder of Old London Foods. Old London Foods The company was founded as a manufacturer of food machinery by Harry Tatosian, who invented the machines, […]
Gabriel Ghazanchyan
Inventor of hair dryer Gabriel M. Kazanjian, an American-Armenian inventor, creator of hair dryer, was born in 1858. In 1911, Gabriel Ghazanchian received the first US patent for a hand hair dryer, and in the 1920s, early portable metal models appeared on the market. At first, Ghazanchian’s hair dryer was a slow-moving, heavy device (weighing about two pounds , about 1 […]
Hovhannes (Ivan) Adamian
Hovhannes (Ivan) Abgari Adamian (5 February 1879 – 12 September 1932) was an Armenian engineer, an author of more than 20 inventions. The first experimental color television was shown in London in 1928 based on Adamian’s tricolor principle, and he is recognized as one of the founders of color television. Patents Biography He designed systems […]
