List of Jamaican inventions and discoveries
Jamaican inventions and discoveries are items, processes, ideas, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Jamaica, or to a citizen of Jamaica or to a person born abroad of Jamaican heritage.
JamaicaJamaica HopeThomas LeckytomographyMercedes Richardsinteracting binary-star systemchromospheresaccretion disksAlgol binariesstarspots"armed-disarmed" principle in glycosylation chemistryBertram Fraser-Reidguinea hen weedalbuminball mossHenry Loweeryngium foetidumthreadwormAdobe DirectorJohn Henry ThompsonWalt W. Braithwaitef CAD/CAM systemsBoeingInitial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES)Chocolate MilkTia MariaHummingbird cakeIrish MossCoconut dropMichael ManleyKariba suitUrsula Andress white bikiniTessa PrendergastNubian JakJak Beula DoddDouble-Dutch jump rope machineTahira Reid SmithSheyla BonnickKalookiMonamycin antibioticKwashiorkorCicely Williamspaediatricsickle cell anaemiaYvette Francis-McBarnetteprophylactic antibioticsManley WestglaucomaprostateRastafariGarveyismKuminaStuart HallBirmingham School of Cultural StudiesThe League of Coloured PeoplesHarold MoodySir Geoff Palmerscanning electron microscopequassinoidsbitterwoodbauxiteHMS Queen ElizabethNira ChamberlainReggaeRocksteadyDancehallReggae fusionHip-hop/rap musicDJ Kool HercModern remixing of soundsOrtaniqueZingiberaceaetransgenicpapayabioengineeredpapaya ringspot VirusPisoniaHubble Space TelescopeRobert Rashfordorbital replacement unitsUpper Atmosphere Research SatelliteOrbital Sciences CorporationGeneral ElectricBechtel CorporationNASA'sRadial tyresArthur William SavageSavage Model 99lever-action riflehuman migrationNeil Hanchardpolyhexahydrotriazinehuman microbiomeKaren Nelsonglucose transporterEvan Dale AbelBarbara KahncalycessorrelEveleth, RoseInventionsdiscoveriesAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBrazilBritainEnglandScotlandCanadaCroatiaCzech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceIndonesiaIrelandIsraelMalaysiaMexicoNetherlandsexplorationsPakistanPhilippinesPoland