<P> The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) inductees includes over 500 inventors spanning three centuries of lifetimes . John Fitch was the earliest born inventor inducted into the NIHF (1743), while Barrett Comiskey is currently the most recently born (1975). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> Key </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> * </Td> <Td> Denotes inventor was also awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)'s Medal of Honor, given for an exceptional contribution or extraordinary career in the IEEE fields of interest </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who was inducted into the national inventors hall of fame first