Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Leslie Kramer
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Orlando
Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing at TaiLor Made Prosthetics; scientist, engineer and entrepreneur whose long career in industry led to groundbreaking innovations in composite materials, military defense applications and most notably an advanced carbon-fiber composite prosthetic foot that has improved the lives of amputees.
2020 Inductee
Erected 2020 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.441′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edwin A. Link (here, next to this marker); Sudipta Seal (here, next to this marker); Israel J. Morejon (here, next to this marker); Nan-Yao Su (here, next to this marker); Herbert Wertheim (here, next to this marker); Janet K. Yamamoto (here, next to this marker); Jerry Pratt (here, next to this marker); Harvey Firestone (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . .
1. Les Kramer, Ph.D. (Submitted on May 5, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 5, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.


