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An innovator or pioneer in a general sense is a person or an organisation who is one of the first to do something and often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.
Innovators in history
Pioneers innovate in a particular field, i.e. "Mr. Smith is a pioneer in the teaching profession...", first recorded in 1780s.
People that are often called innovators include:
- Wright Brothers - pioneered controlled flight
- Thomas Edison
- Henry Ford - pioneered mass produced motor cars
- Nikola Tesla - pioneered the induction motor
- Robert H. Goddard - pioneered the liquid rocket engine
- Tim Berners Lee - invented the web
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