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Two other inventors, Robert Douglass and John Apjohn, also patented windscreen cleaning devices in the same year. Car heater Margaret A. Wilcox invented an improved car heater, which directed air from over the engine to warm the chilly toes of aristocratic 19th-century motorists, in 1893. She also invented a combined clothes and dish washer.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re giving credit where credit is due, and highlighting 10 products made by women. 10 products you didn't know were invented by women [Video] Skip to main ...
On International Women’s Day, here’s a look at some of the most important inventions created by women
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Hedy Lamarr (/ ˈ h ɛ d i /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 [a] – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris.
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 dishwasher, chocolate-chip cookies, and the first version of the Monopoly board game were all created by women. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Sophia's internals. Sophia was first activated on Valentine's Day, [9] February 14, 2016. [2] The robot, modeled after the Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, [10] Audrey Hepburn, and its inventor's wife, Amanda Hanson, [1] [11] is known for its human-like appearance and behavior compared to previous robotic variants.