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Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by pasqal09: 8:35pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
1. Josephine Cochrane: The Dishwasher Out of frustration, Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher. She'd been angry that hired domestic help continually broke and chipped her fine china. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/7b227d80fb4c3587f17ee0e386eea079.600x[/img] 2. Mary Phelps Jacob: The Modern Brassiere Jacobs was awarded a US patent in 1914 for a Brassiere that supported the breasts up from the shoulders and separated them into two individual shapes. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/42281a24269e53d014eab16e6be6b33d.600x[/img] 3. Grace Hopper: BM-Harvard Mark Admiral Dr. Grace Murray Hopper is known as the "mother of computers"! After WWII, Hopper was stationed at Harvard, where she worked on the development of the IBM-Harvard Mark 1, the first large-scale computer in the U.S. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/db3ac7667bacbe5777b0d66769982d1a.600x[/img] 4. Mary Anderson: The Windshield Wiper Can you imagine, in the early 1900s if it was raining or snowing, drivers had to stop every few blocks to wipe their windshields?! Mary Anderson solved that. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/d3870c72a3374998f0ef1e9bbc355a2f.600x[/img] 5. Hedy Lamarr: Secret Communications System The patented "Secret Communications Systems" in 1941, manipulated radio frequencies with an unbreakable code to prevent classified messages from being intercepted by enemy. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/835b91b4584fa7c657ad0a4eca81007c.600x[/img] 6. Margaret Knight: The "Queen" of Paper Bags Before the paper bag, the 1st version was shaped like an envelope, with no flat bottom. How were you supposed to fit your sandwich into that? Knight solved this by creating a machine to cut, fold, and glue square bottoms to paper bags! [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/72a108855cf3a59b3098b9d985a651d2.600x[/img] 7. Tabitha Babbitt: The Circular Saw In the early 1800s, two men were required to work a lumber saw by pulling and pushing, back and forth. But thanks to a woman, the process became much simpler. In 1813, Tabitha Babbitt created the circular saw! [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/13b254f9b430be130a9183ef1f2ba8f4.600x[/img] 8. Stephanie Kwolek: Bullet Proof Vests Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar, a tough durable material now used to make bulletproof vests. For years she'd worked on the process at DuPont and in 1963, she got the polymers or rod-like molecules in fibers to line up in one direction. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/f9aa1959be067c05515df50c4ee98099.600x[/img] 9. Rachel Zimmerman: The Blissymbol Printer What is the Blissymbol Printer? It's a software program invented by a Canadian 12-year-old in the mid-1980s. Zimmerman's printer enables those with severe physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, to communicate. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/00a03166bb34a7be8785183e2e5aed61.600x[/img] 10. Bette Nesmith Graham: Liquid Paper The inventor of "Liquid Paper" or as we may know it, "White-Out" was Betty Nesmith Graham. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/9b6ecdaad49ddf6407f41051648ab5b8.600x[/img] 11. Alice H. Parker: The Gas Heating Furnance Parker was an African-American inventor who in 1919, filed the first U.S. patent for the precursor to a central heating system. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/8faed6450a8b568adfd9083cf82bd499.600x[/img] 12. Sarah E. Goode: The Foldaway Bed Goode was the first African-American woman to be granted a U.S. patent in 1885 for the invention of the Foldaway Bed! [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/aebf954e7b37529d9871497c289fbb01.600x[/img] 13. Martha Coston: Colored Signal Flares When her husband died suddenly in 1847, Martha Coston discovered the concept for colored flares in her husband's notebooks. She spent 10 years working with scientists and military officers to figure out how to make a flare that would be long-lasting but easy to use. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/84e22f455118f561eb965758cf874a2c.600x[/img] 14. Dr. Ellen Ochoa: Optical Analysis Systems Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic female astronaut, and is also a research scientist for NASA. Her invention patented in 1987, can be used for quality control in the manufacturing of various intricate parts. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/b1f1c34c383df74c1284c4460713d513.600x[/img] 15. Dr. Maria Telkes: Home Solar Heating System The biophysicist who invented the first home solar heating system grew up in Hungary and moved to the U.S. in 1925. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/d92487d91dee29a42103b496eda19536.600x[/img] 16. Patricia Bath, M.D.: Laser Cataract Surgery Device She's the first African-American female doctor to patent in 1988, a new method of removing cataracts. The medical laser instrument made the procedure more accurate and is termed the cataract Laserphacoprobe. Dr. Bath was also the first Black Female Surgeon appointed to UCLA in 1975. As a laser scientist and inventor, she has 5 patents on the laser cataract surgery device covering the United States, Canada, Japan, and Europe. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/9593ceea8902252c8fde089c50dccd5b.600x[/img] 17. Ann Moore: The Snugli® Baby Carrier As a Peace Corps nurse during the 1960s in West Africa, Moore was inspired to create the Snugli®, as well as other kinds of specialized carrying cases. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/09ff7108bc3b9e194c049f8a2ce411aa.600x[/img] 18. Lyda Newman: Improved Hairbrush While Newman was not the original inventor of the hair brush, her improvements to the brush made her a significant contributor to its evolution. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/8b587fb6ac707b3dc6a1f94b7ec10afa.600x[/img] 19. Patsy Sherman: Scotchgard™ Stain Repellent Sherman's role in the invention of Scotchgard™ was a "happy mistake". As a research chemist with 3M in 1953, a lab mishap with fluorochemicals lead her to a new discovery. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/ffc0f8b6dafd83940acc9c4fc03d5d81.600x[/img] 20. Marion Donovan: Disposable Diapers Debuting at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1949, was Donovan's first successful invention called "Boaters." It was a waterproof baby diaper cover that prevented diaper rash. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/6af80a7dd526c3077b49bd32173e2c71.600x[/img] 21. Ruth Wakefield: Toll House Chocolate Cookies While making a batch of cookies that required melted chocolate for her guest, she found she'd run out of baker's chocolate. She conveniently substituted the recipe with a crushed Nestles chocolate bar, the pieces of chocolate held their shape and became an accidental hit! [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/8f69640f4fb1397d275c02e3880fc4a4.600x[/img] 22. Barbara Askins: New Film Development NASA chemist Barbara Askins' invention of film development involved the use of radioactive materials to enhance negatives. It could also be used to enhance images even after the pictures were developed! [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/2882a01c2bbdb903384b159cad00ecb0.600x[/img] 23. Theora Stephens: Curling Hair Iron The African-American hair dresser and technician, Theora Stephens patented the curling iron in 1980. You may be wondering why this date is so late, considering the hair styling tool has been used since early Greek civilization? [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/9032fed4c74e0a812ae8bb600fe122d0.600x[/img] 24. Sara Blakely: Spanx Undergarment The American Dream still exists with today's youngest self-made female billionaire. She's the inventor who helps women slim down with the popular elastic underpants, Spanx. [img]http://s.likes-media.com/img/13f5d3a172dad1c4061103c6ac0a6f56.600x[/img] |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 8:40pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
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Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by BreezyRita(f): 8:41pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
Hmmm. Nice |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by pasqal09: 8:44pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
BreezyRita:Thanks |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Anyi3(m): 8:55pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
Nice one ladies, but they all yet to match the invention of Mikhail Kalashnikov The man whose invention has effected the entire world. |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by femility(m): 8:57pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
cool |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 9:23pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
Bullet proof too even when the use of guns is almost a man's thing... These r really cool. |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 9:36pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
This days our ladies are inventing ‡Selfie ‡Pouting ‡e.t.c 2 Likes |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by YungwizzzyPt7: 9:43pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
Women also invented blackberry bbm Brazilian hair Peruvian and French hair bleaching cream nairaland seunn and the newest Tab and Android!! |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by iamodenigbo1(m): 9:44pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
I didn't notice kitchen gadgets like,folk,ice pic,kitchen knives etc,Why? |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 3:34am On Nov 04, 2014 |
Awesome. |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Swash042(m): 4:02am On Nov 04, 2014 |
wow!....interesting. |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by pasqal09: 5:46am On Nov 04, 2014 |
Obinoscopy, this is worth FP |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 6:10am On Nov 04, 2014 |
Wow I never knew this one oo, strong women |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by edogho(m): 6:30am On Nov 04, 2014 |
abeg, somburi help me here. who discovered garri ? |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 7:13am On Nov 04, 2014 |
, |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by Nobody: 7:47am On Dec 04, 2014 |
Very interesting |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by tobiboss(m): 11:59am On Dec 04, 2014 |
Front page material, na long sleeve i go sew |
Re: Top Things That Women Invented With Pictures (interesting Read) by pasqal09: 2:53pm On Dec 04, 2014 |
tobiboss:I don't know what's keeping them from putting it up so long. Maybe I should mention Seun, ishilove and mukina2. |
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