Knights & Dames of Nubia-Kush

We are an organization of honorable men and women who have taken sacred oaths of old to uphold justice for those who are not able to do so for themselves.

The Dynastic Imperial Order of Knights and Dames of Nubia Kush, preserving African royal heritage, ancient law, traditions, customs, and charitable service across the kingdoms and cultures of Africa. This is our duty and the foundation our oath. When people earned their honor through great deeds while being apart of an organization that fills your heart and mind with the joy of giving to others, c

06/20/2026

Marian Croak — the mind behind foundational technology powering Zoom, FaceTime, and WhatsApp — has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of history's most influential innovators. With more than 200 patents to her name, her contributions to voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) technology fundamentally reshaped how the world communicates.

Croak's early work in VoIP laid the groundwork for the video and voice calling technology that billions of people now use every single day without ever thinking twice about the engineering behind it. Long before remote work and video calls became part of everyday life, her innovations were quietly building the infrastructure that made all of it possible.

Her induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame is a recognition not just of technical brilliance, but of decades of work that has had an immeasurable impact on global communication. Marian Croak didn't just invent technology — she helped redefine how the world stays connected.