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Valerie Hunter Gordon (née Valerie Ziani de Ferranti; 7 December 1921 – 16 October 2016) was the British inventor of PADDI, a sustainable nappy system considered to be the world's first disposable nappy, and Nikini, an early sanitary towel system.
Another disposable diaper design was created by Valerie Hunter Gordon and patented in 1948 [19] [20] Ever since their introduction product innovations include the use of superabsorbent polymers, resealable tapes, and elasticised waist bands. They are now much thinner and much more absorbent.
Her granddaughter Valerie Hunter Gordon invented what is considered the world's first disposable nappy and an early sanitary towel system. [6] Her grandson, Basil de Ferranti, was a Conservative politician who represented Morecambe and Lonsdale in the late nineteen fifties and early sixties. [5]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
PADDI, the first disposable nappy (diaper), invented by Valerie Hunter Gordon; See also. Paddy (disambiguation) Padi (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 25 ...
Valerie Hunter Gordon (née Ziani de Ferranti) (1921–2016), British inventor of PADDI, considered to be the world's first disposable nappy, and Nikini, an early sanitary towel system. Vincent Ziani de Ferranti (1893–1980), chairman of Ferranti company from 1930 to 1963.
Valerie Gordon looks back at 20 years of dessert, and her famous Blum's coffee crunch cake.
Joe Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter, in 1966. The couple had three children together before Neilia and daughter Naomi's unexpected deaths in 1972. Joe Biden's First Wife Died 51 Years ...