Throughout history many innovations have made life easier, more comfortable, and/or more enjoyable. The people who are behind the innovations below have not only at least one thing in common - they also encode the coordinates of a cache I recently placed.
| a |
foldable parachute |
| b |
windshield wiper |
| c |
coffee filter |
| d |
disposable diaper |
| e |
ARM architecture |
| f |
dish washer |
| g |
lightweight high refractive glasses for spectacle lenses |
| h |
COBOL compiler |
| i |
polar-area diagram |
| j |
Curry Wurst |
| k |
mini skirt |
The cache is at N37 c(j-k).(a+e)g(i-f) W122 (d-i)k.(e*f)(h+b)b.

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
Congratulations to jeremiahsjohnson for FTS, Dr. Flonase for FTF before the cache was published, and gw0143 for FTF after the cache went online.