Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Michael J. DeLuca
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
1956 -
Boca Raton
Electrical Engineer, IP attorney, and prolific inventor for his groundbreaking "voltage scaling" technology that significantly improves the battery life of portable computerized devices as well as his electric power conservation, augmented reality, and digital camera inventions
Inducted September 8, 2017
Erected 2017 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.425′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles north 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: Dean Kamen (here, next to this marker); Robert Cade (here, next to this marker); Susan Keohane (here, next to this marker); Thomas Edison (here, next to this marker); Issa Batarseh (here, next to this marker); Richard D. Gitlin (here, next to this marker); John Gorrie (here, next to this marker); David M. Kotick (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . .
1. Michael J. DeLuca. (Submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.


