The transistor never made much money and the company's stock never returned to those heights, but Ovshinsky did manage to get the word Ovonics(and his name) into the dictionary.

FORBES: Magazine Article

As the inventor of the breathalyser, a name that went into the dictionary, Mr Borkenstein was in much demand as a speaker in a country in love with the car but appalled by the carnage on the road.

ECONOMIST: Robert Borkenstein

Wallace's name never made it into a dictionary, but some of his quotable remarks have survived.

ECONOMIST: Barbara Cartland