Kazanjian was the first to patent a blow dryer in the United States, in 1911.

Armenian Innovation

Feb 16, 2017

#WhyArmenia: Gabriel Kazanjian

Can you imagine that hairstyles, even very simple ones, costed women a trip to the salon and a long time sitting under the hood hair dryer?

Modern women can rock a hairstyle thanks to Armenian-American inventor Gabriel Kazanjian who created the safe, easy to use, more practical version of the hood hair dryer. Kazanjian was the first to patent a blow dryer in the United States, in 1911.