The Forbes Innovator 250: America’s Greatest Innovators showcases the visionaries shaping our future. Find the full list of great minds and the mark they are leaving on our history.
Our upcoming ranking of America’s 250 Greatest Innovators is aimed at those who were able to commercialize their innovations, but these less fortunate inventors also changed the world—even though they didn’t personally benefit.
In honor of America’s 250th birthday, Forbes is ranking the nation’s greatest innovators—from Thomas Edison to Elon Musk—through the lens of entrepreneurial capitalism. We spotlight not just inventors, but the business leaders who have creatively disru…