Honeywell Round Thermostat

The world's most iconic home thermostat was created in Minneapolis. The Round, designed by engineer Carl Kronmiller and designer Henry Dreyfuss, was introduced in 1953 by the company then known as Minneapolis-Honeywell. The Round became both a sales mainstay and a world-renowned piece of industrial art.

Lillehei, C. Walton (1918–1999)

Dr. C. Walton Lillehei was a world-famous professor of surgery at the University of Minnesota and an innovator in the field of open-heart surgery. He participated in the world's first successful open-heart operation, developed techniques and devices that made open-heart surgery more successful, and pioneered the use of pacemakers and artificial heart valves.

Photograph of the Pietenpol Field Hangar, moved to EAA Airventure Museum Pioneer Field in 1984.

Pietenpol Field Hangar

Pietenpol Field Hangar, moved to EAA Airventure Museum Pioneer Field in 1984. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user FlugKerl2.

Color photograph of Pietenpol Air Camper G-OHAL, Continental C90-14F powered, built 2008, flying at Old Warden on September 7, 2008.

Pietenpol Air Camper

Pietenpol Air Camper G-OHAL, Continental C90-14F powered, built 2008, flying at Old Warden on September 7, 2008. Photograph taken by Wikimedia Commons user TSRL.

Color photograph of home-built Pietenpol Air Camper (UK registration G-BUCO) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England.

Pietenpol Air Camper

Home-built Pietenpol Air Camper (UK registration G-BUCO) at Kemble Airfield, Gloucestershire, England. Photograph taken by Wikimedia Commons user Arpingstone.

Pietenpol Airplanes

When Bernard Pietenpol started to build airplanes in his Cherry Grove workshop, he had never actually piloted one. He only learned to fly once he had built his first plane. Nevertheless, Pietenpol's popular designs for lightweight, easy-to-construct airplanes made him the "father of the homebuilt aircraft movement."

Color photograph of Columbia Graphophone used by Frances Densmore to record American Indian music, c. 1897.

Columbia Graphophone phonograph used by Frances Densmore

Columbia Graphophone (Type AT) used by Frances Densmore to record Native American music onto cylinder records, used around 1897.

Black and white photograph of Frances Densmore with Mountain Chief who is interpreting a recording.

Frances Densmore with a Dakota man

Frances Densmore with Mountain Chief (Dakota), 1914. He is interpreting a recording for her with sign language.

Alexander P. Anderson

Alexander P. Anderson

Alexander P. Anderson, inventor of puffed grain cereals, c.1920.

Alexander P. Anderson

Alexander P. Anderson

Alexander P. Anderson with the cannon he used to invent puffed grain for cereals, 1933.

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