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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.
1954: Lucy Cranwell was the first female recipient of the Hector Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand. She was recognized for her pioneering work with pollen in the emerging field of palynology. [255] 1955: Moira Dunbar became the first female glaciologist to study sea ice from a Canadian icebreaker ship. [256] [257] [258]
Mar. 2—It may seem like a recent trend for more women to be entering STEM fields, but women have a long history of contributing to innovations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Women who have been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics since 2012, include: 2018 WMAP Probe team, 27 listed members, including Hiranya Peiris , Licia Verde , Janet L. Weiland and Joanna Dunkley for "For detailed maps of the early universe that greatly improved our knowledge of the evolution of the cosmos and the fluctuations ...
Beulah Louise Henry was born on September 28, 1887 in Raleigh, North Carolina, [2] [3] the daughter of Walter R. and Beulah Henry. She was the granddaughter of former North Carolina Governor W. W. Holden and a direct descendant of President Benjamin Harrison and Patrick Henry.
For these women not only helped shape the world, but in the process, have made it a better place for all. Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Josephine Baker (Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
New history documentary series “Queens That Changed the World,” that shines a light on some of the world’s most powerful female rulers, has scored a raft of worldwide sales. Channel 4 has ...