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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 names such as Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace are widely known, many other women have been active inventors and innovators in a wide range of interests and applications, contributing important developments to the world in which we live. [2] [3] The following is a list of notable women innovators and inventors displayed by country.
Livia Eberlin analytical chemist, co-inventor of the MassSpec pen; Fátima Ferreira (born 1959), biologist, physician, educator, now vice-rector at the University of Salzburg specializing in molecular allergology; Dorath Pinto Uchôa (1947–2014), archaeologist; Lúcia Mendonça Previato (born 1949), biologist
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 ...
MAKERS highlights the African-American female inventors who change the way we live today.
American women inventors (218 P) Pages in category "Women inventors" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total.
Tabitha Babbitt (1779–1853), American inventor and tool maker; Mary Brush (fl. 1815), American inventor; Martha Coston (1826–1904), American inventor; Ellen Eglin (1849–fl. 1890), American inventor; Caroline Eichler (1809–1843), German inventor, instrument maker and prostheses designer. Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor
The judging panel [9] was chaired by Dawn Bonfield MBE, and included Leon Krill from the Daily Telegraph, Allan Cook CBE, chairman of Atkins, Professor John Perkins, author of the Engineering Skills Survey from the University of Manchester, [10] Fiona Tatton, editor of Womanthology [11] and Michelle Richmond, director of membership and professional development at the Institution of Engineering ...