These Women Who Made History With Their Incredible Inventions
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Josephine Cochrane , (1839-1913): In 1886, she invented the first dishwasher. The invention was a success with hotels and restaurants.
Mary Anderson , (1866-1954): She invented windshield wipers in the 1920s, an invention considered "useless" at the time.
Hedy Lamarr, (1914-2000): The former actress is considered the ancestor of wireless technology (wifi).
Stephanie Louise Kwolek , (1923-2014): The chemist invented Kevlar, an ultra-strong elastic fiber used for the construction of bulletproof vests, sports equipment or the construction of racing cars and motorcycles.
Ada Lovelace , (1815-1852): The English mathematician is the first to have established a computer program.
Maria Telkes, (1900-1995): This physicist is a pioneer in solar energy. She created a thermoelectric generator to power a house.
Grace Hopper , (1906-1992): This U.S. Navy mathematician and computer scientist is a pioneer in the language of computer programming.
Yvonne Brill , (1924-2013): She created the propulsion system to launch satellites into orbit. 20 years later, she received a NASA award for her work in aerospace.
Shirley Ann Jackson , (1946-): In fact, she invented the technology that allows it to identify an incoming number and put a phone call on hold.
Olga D. González-Sanabria (date de naissance inconnue): This scientist is at the origin of the long-life nickel-hydrogen batteries which supply energy to the International Space Station.