Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born in Germany in 1750. She is remembered
for her insightful discovery of eight comets and 14 nebulae, which she
discovered between the period 1786 and 1797. For the same she was honored
with many awards which include the prestigious golden medal of the
British Royal Astronomic Society in 1828. In addition to give her
recognition for the important discoveries that she made an asteroid was
named after her. It was called 281 Lucretia. women inventors and their
inventions was the only way for women to come out of hiding and face the
world boldly.
The fine silk that we wear today, the process of weaving it with silk
or thread was discovered by Mary Dixon Kites way back in 1809. As a
matter of fact she was the first one to receive a US patent issued to a
woman. Submarine telescope was an important invention that was used
by the submarines to gauge the depth of the ocean. It was invented by
Sarah Mather in 1845, an American, who received lots of recognition for
her invention. Windshield Viper is yet another important made by a woman.
It was invented by Mary Anderson in 1903, when she noticed the struggle
by the drivers who had to open the window and clean the windshield to be
able to drive in rain and snow. She then thought of making a device that
can be operated from within the car operated with a switch. She was later
granted a patent in 1905. Born in Philippines, Dr Enrique Ostrea is
the woman who shares the credit for inventing the methods to test if the
infant is exposed to any drug or alcohol during pregnancy. After her this
invention, she immigrated to America in 1968 and continued bestowing
science with her amazing contributions in the field of pediatrics and
neonatology. Tuan Vo-Dinh, a Vietnamese scientist invented badges
that can be optically scanned to figure out contact with toxic chemicals.
In addition, she also discovered an optical method for cancer detection.
She holds around 23 patents for the important discoveries that she made
in optical diagnostic equipment. She immigrated to United States of
America in 1975. Dr. Maire McLoone won the British Female Inventors
& Innovators Awards 2007 for her invention of a system to augment
security mechanisms to guard the public from cyber criminals. She
received the award in 2007. Denise Anstey is well known for her
invention that improved the life of many disabled persons. A disabled
lady herself she always found it difficult to carry and store her walking
stick. This led her to invent a walking stick which can be folded for
easy storage and portability. The walking stick invented by her allowed
people the convenience of portability and also offered support with
enough firmness and stability. For the same Denise Anstey conferred with
the British Female Inventor of the Year 2009. She named her invention
Slik Stik. women inventors and their inventions have made life easy for
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