The entire world is familiar with the accomplishments of the great Italian inventors, artists and explorers. The artistic contributions of Leonardo DaVinci to the art world, the genius of Guglielmo Marconi to science, and of the discovery of America through the explorations of Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo).

But what of the lesser known inventors and innovators, the ones whose creativity and inventions have given America some of its most beloved daily used products and places?

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Fonte: The Italian American Journal