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Canadian Arcott – a breed of domestic sheep native to Canada; Newfoundland dog – an unnamed Newfoundland is famous for saving Napoleon Bonaparte from drowning; Canadian horse – a breed of horse that is powerful, well-muscled, and typically dark in colour; Chantecler chicken – a breed of chicken originating at Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac ...
Also: Canada: People: By occupation: Scientists / Women by occupation: Women scientists This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Canadian scientists . It includes scientists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
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 ]
Yvonne Madelaine Brill (née Claeys; December 30, 1924 – March 27, 2013) was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer.She is responsible for inventing the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster (EHT/Resistojet), a fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps today’s satellites in orbit, and holds a patent for its invention. [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]
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 subcategory of Category:21st-century Canadian scientists. It includes Canadian scientists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Anna Mangin (1844–1931) – American inventor, educator, caterer and women's rights campaigner; Charles Mantoux (1877–1947), France – Mantoux test (tuberculosis) Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), Italy – radio telegraphy; Gheorghe Marinescu (1863–1938), Romania – first science films in the world in the neurology clinic in Bucharest ...