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Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. [ 1 ] In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [ 1 ]
The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. [44] However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam C. J. Walker, widened the teeth. [45]
In the 1990s, much of Asia's growth was fueled by industrialization and leveraging low-cost labor. Now, Asia is increasingly exporting culture, ideas, technology and leadership.
Mar. 2—It may seem like a recent trend for more women to be entering STEM fields, but women have a long history of contributing to innovations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This list refers to technological achievements which took place in South Asia up to 1950. The area being considered encompasses the modern-day states of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in keeping with the UN Geoscheme.
is a sport invented by Weng Ming-hui and Kuang-chu Young in 1990. In the game, a mallet is used to pass a ball through a series of gates. The Olympic Council of Asia made the sport a program of the Asian Beach Games in 2008. [19] The International Woodball Federation is based in Taipei, Taiwan. [20]
8 Technology. 9 See also. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of Thai inventions and discoveries. Culture