Tedisco Celebrates 100th Birthday of Joseph Gentiluomo, Schenectady World War II Veteran Who Invented Modern Bowling Ball

Niskayuna--Senator Jim Tedisco recently joined the family of Joseph Gentiluomo of Schenectady, a World War II veteran who holds the patent on the modern bowling ball, to celebrate his milestone 100^th birthday. Mr. Joseph Gentiluomo is a World War II U.S. Army veteran who served in Okinawa and in Korea. An RPI graduate, Mr. Gentiluomo worked for GE and IBM and holds 28 patents including for different golf balls and a mechanical hand that was used by NASA. Gentiluomo’s bowling ball patent puts all the weight on the inside of the bowling ball, giving bowlers more power to knock the pins down.  "Joseph Gentiluomo is a World War II hero who came home, raised a family, and became an amazing inventor whose creations have been used by NASA and his work led to the invention of the modern bowling ball. I'm proud to honor Joseph on his special milestone 100th birthday and wish him many more years of health and happiness," said Senator Jim Tedisco.