George Adomian
Inventor of the Adomian decomposition method for solving nonlinear differential equations George Adomian (March 21, 1922 – June 17, 1996) was an American mathematician of Armenian descent who developed the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) for solving nonlinear differential equations, both ordinary and partial. The method is explained, among other places, in his book Solving Frontier […]
James Philip Bagian
First armenian astronaut James Philip Bagian, is an American physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut of Armenian descent. During his career as an astronaut, he logged 337 hours of space-flight, over two missions, STS-29 (in 1989) and STS-40 (in 1991). After leaving NASA in 1995, Bagian was elected as a member of the Institute of […]
Michel Ter-Pogossian
Co-creator of the positron emission tomography (PET) Michel Matthew Ter-Pogossian was an American medical physicist. He was professor of radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for over 30 years. A pioneer in nuclear medicine, he is best known for his research on the positron emission tomography (PET). He is considered one of its creators and often referred to as the « father of PET. » […]
Raymond Damadian
Inventor of first nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanning machine Raymond Vahan Damadian was an American physician, medical practitioner, and inventor of the first nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanning machine. Damadian’s research into sodium and potassium in living cells led him to his first experiments with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) which caused him to first propose the MR body scanner in 1969. […]
John Najarian
Organ transplant pioneer John Sarkis Najarian was an American transplant surgeon and clinical professor of transplant surgery at the University of Minnesota. Najarian was a pioneer in thoracic transplant surgery. Early life Najarian was born in Oakland, California to Armenian immigrants. He studied medicine at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was also an offensive tackle for the […]
Artashes Aykanian
Inventor of the modern plastic straw flexible tube Surely there is no any person who has never used or seen plastic, bendy, spoon straws or never drank Coke from a coca-cola bottle. Here is the thing, an Armenian Genocide survivor born in America, Ardashes Aykanian stands behind all that inventions. Besides being an outstanding scientist this man […]
Avedis Donabedian
Inventor of The Donabedian Model Avedis Donabedian was a physician and founder of the study of quality in health care and medical outcomes research, most famously as a creator of The Donabedian Model of care. Avedis Donabedian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in an Armenian family from Western Armenia. Although the rest of his parents’ families perished from the Armenian […]
Roger Altounyan
Inventor of Cromolyn sodium as a remedy for asthma Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan (1922–1987) was a Syrian-born Anglo-Armenian physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a remedy for asthma. His family relocated to the United Kingdom where he studied medicine and started his pioneering research. War service Altounyan joined the Royal Air Force in 1941 and became a flying instructor. He was […]
Edward Kalajian
Inventor of liquid carton and straw combination Dr. Kalajian has over 40 years of academic experience. He currently serves as the associate dean for the College of Engineering. He teaches a graduate course in geotechnical engineering and an undergraduate courses in soil mechanics and foundations. He is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in Florida with expertise […]
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 […]
