Display of inductees in the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Alexandria
Abbreviation
NIHF
Formation
1973
Type
NPO
Legal status
Organization
Purpose
"Honor[ing] the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible."
Headquarters
3701 Highland Park N.W. North Canton, Ohio 44720
Location
Alexandria, Virginia (Hall of Fame museum)
Region served
United States
Membership
603 inventors
Official language
English
Affiliations
Invent Now America
Website
www.invent.org
The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) is an American not-for-profit organization, founded in 1973, which recognizes individual engineers and inventors who hold a U.S. patent of significant technology. Besides the Hall of Fame, it also operates a museum in Alexandria, Virginia, sponsors educational programs, and a collegiate competition.[1]
As of 2020, 603 inventors have been inducted, mostly constituting historic persons from the past three centuries, but including about 100 living inductees.[2] Nominees must hold a U.S. patent of significant contribution to the U.S. welfare, and which advances science and useful arts.[3] The 2020 class included 22 inventors.
^“National Inventors Hall of Fame”, Ohio History Central. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
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