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Margaret E. Knight was born in York, Maine on February 14, 1838, to Hannah Teal and James Knight. [4] As a little girl, “Mattie,” as her parents and friends nicknamed her, preferred to play with woodworking tools instead of dolls, stating that “the only things [she] wanted were a jack knife, a gimlet, and pieces of wood.” [5] She was known as a child for her kites and sleds.
Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914), American inventor, ... Timeline of women in science; Notes References. Byers, Nina. "Contributions of 20th Century Women to ...
Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914), U.S. – machine that completely constructs box-bottom brown paper bags; Tom Knight (?), U.S. – BioBricks (synthetic biology) Ivan Knunyants (1906–1990), Armenia/Russia/USSR – Soviet chemical weapons, capron, Nylon 6, polyamide-6; Robert Koch (1843–1910), Germany – method for culturing bacteria on ...
In 1868, Margaret Knight invented a machine that folded and glued flat-bottomed brown paper bags familiar to shoppers today. She obtained 87 US patents that include lid-removing pliers, a numbering machine, a window frame and sash, and variants on rotary engines.
Margaret Knight with one of her many inventions. Anna Keichline (1899–1943), interior design, kitchen features, construction bricks; Mary Kenner (1912–2006), sanitary belt [5] Mary Dixon Kies (1752–1837), hat manufacture; Elizabeth Kingsley (1871–1957), crossword puzzles; Edith Klemperer (1898–1987), neurology and psychiatry
Margaret Knight is the name of: Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914), American inventor; Margaret K. Knight (1903–1983), British psychologist and humanist; Margaret Rose Knight (1918–2006), First Lady of North Carolina
Margaret Qualley is ecstatic to have “found [her] person” in husband Jack Antonoff. The two first started dating in 2021 and officially became man and wife in 2023. Now, they are thriving as ...
Margaret E. Knight: 1838 Paper bag machine [297] 2006 Martha Coston: 1826 Signal flare used for ships [298] 2006 Mary Dixon Kies: 1752 Process for weaving straw [299] 2006 Milton Bradley: 1836 Game board [300] 2006 Moses G. Farmer: 1820 Electric fire alarm system [301] 2006 Peter Cooper: 1791 Steam locomotive [302] 2006 Richard March Hoe: 1812 ...