Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (May 17, 1912 – January 13, 2006) was an American inventor most noted for her development of the adjustable sanitary belt. [1] Kenner received five patents, which includes a carrier attachment for invalid walker and bathroom tissue dispenser.
Heron (c. 10–70), Roman Egypt – usually credited with invention of the aeolipile, although it may have been described a century earlier; John Herschel (1792–1871), UK – photographic fixer (hypo), actinometer; Harry Houdini (1874–1926) U.S. – flight time illusion; Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894), Germany – radio telegraphy ...
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
RELATED: See some weird inventions. See Also: The 12 most beautiful new schools in America. ... Take a look at these amazing photos of San Francisco before the first tech boom.
The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.. An excerpt from a 1998 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education by Juliane Malveaux reads: "There are other reasons to be concerned about the paucity of African American women in science, especially as scientific occupations are among the ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images. Hermès stock rose as much as 4.2% in Paris on Friday, pushing the market cap above 300 billion euros for the first time. Shares have jumped 23% this year and about ...
Mary Serritella started pole dancing at 57. Fourteen years later she's inspiring others who are decades her junior. This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and gravity — in age ...