Armenian Inventors

• Gabriel Kazanjian invented the hair-dryer machine in 1908.
• The automatic transmission for cars was invented (1931) by Asadoor Sarafyan. An Armenian Genocide survivor, Sarafyan was forced by his American boss to change his name to Oscar Banker.
• Arthur Bibulyan was granted license (No. 2.348.108) for inventing an oxygen mask for US Air Force pilots .
• Stephan Stepanian invented the truck mounted with concrete drum mixer.
• Luther Simjian invented the ATM, the military flight simulator, and the postage meter.
• Peter Vospikian invented the self-wringing sponge mop (“Quickie”)
• Ed Iskenderian invented the hydraulic racing camshaft.
• Albert Kapikyan invented the rotavirus vaccine.
• Roger Altounyan invented the pressured inhaler and sodium therapy.
• Michel Ter Pogossian invented the PET scanner.
• Varaztad Kazanjian (a doctor serving with the US forces in WWI) is the father of plastic (cosmetic) surgery.
•  Jirayr Tezel invented the first hair transplantation device.
• Raymond Damadyan invented the MRI machine .
• Emik Avakyan is the inventor of the text to speech microfilm.
• Boris Babyan invented Soviet Union’s first super-computer.

Armenian Inventors

• Gabriel Kazanjian invented the hair-dryer machine in 1908.
• The automatic transmission for cars was invented (1931) by Asadoor Sarafyan. An Armenian Genocide survivor, Sarafyan was forced by his American boss to change his name to Oscar Banker.
• Arthur Bibulyan was granted license (No. 2.348.108) for inventing an oxygen mask for US Air Force pilots .
• Stephan Stepanian invented the truck mounted with concrete drum mixer.
• Luther Simjian invented the ATM, the military flight simulator, and the postage meter.
• Peter Vospikian invented the self-wringing sponge mop (“Quickie”)
• Ed Iskenderian invented the hydraulic racing camshaft.
• Albert Kapikyan invented the rotavirus vaccine.
• Roger Altounyan invented the pressured inhaler and sodium therapy.
• Michel Ter Pogossian invented the PET scanner.
• Varaztad Kazanjian (a doctor serving with the US forces in WWI) is the father of plastic (cosmetic) surgery.
•  Jirayr Tezel invented the first hair transplantation device.
• Raymond Damadyan invented the MRI machine .
• Emik Avakyan is the inventor of the text to speech microfilm.
• Boris Babyan invented Soviet Union’s first super-computer.