National Medal Winner
Stookey, Stanley Donald, National Medal of Technology, 1994A piece of Corning Ware because it may last 1,000 years and is in most American homes.
"...let me humbly suggest including a piece of Corning Ware, my invention...Corning Ware has two things to recommend it: One, it is a product used in almost every home; and two, it will last a millennium. Pieces have been found unharmed in houses that have burned down."