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Scottish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques either partially or entirely invented, innovated, or discovered by a person born in or descended from Scotland. In some cases, an invention's Scottishness is determined by the fact that it came into existence in Scotland (e.g., animal cloning ), by non-Scots working in the ...
21st-century Scottish women scientists (2 C, 34 P) A. Scottish women anthropologists (1 C, 2 P) Scottish women archaeologists (7 P) B. Scottish women botanists (15 P) C.
Royal Scottish Society of Arts founder Thomas Brisbane: 1773–1860 astronomer John Campbell Brown: 1947-2019 astronomer Investigated Solar physics: Robert Brown: 1773–1858 botanist Brownian Motion discoverer David Bruce: 1855–1931 pathologist, microbiologist: Alexander Buchan: 1829–1907 meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist
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]
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:21st-century Scottish women scientists The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Inventors from Scotland. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. 19th-century Scottish inventors (35 P) ...
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]