👩🔬 The 14 inventions made by women that changed history
1.🇺🇸 Josephine Cochrane – Dishwasher (1886). First successful commercial patent.
2.🇺🇸 Hedy Lamarr – Spread Spectrum (1942). Precursor to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS.
3.🇺🇸 Mary Anderson – Windshield Wiper (1903). Manual device to improve visibility.
4.🇺🇸 Grace Hopper – Compiler A-0 (1952). Pioneer of COBOL.
5.🇺🇸 Stephanie Kwolek – Kevlar (1965). Lightweight material five times stronger than steel.
6.🇺🇸 Gertrude Elion – Medications (1988 Nobel). Developed drugs against leukemia and herpes.
7.🇺🇸 Tabitha Babbitt – Circular Saw (1813). Invention attributed to the Shaker community.
8.🇺🇸 Madam C.J. Walker – Hair Care Products (1905). Pioneer entrepreneur and philanthropist.
9.🇺🇸 Katharine Blodgett – Invisible Glass (1938). Monomolecular anti-reflective films.
10.🇬🇧 Rosalind Franklin – Photo 51 (1952). Crucial for discovering the structure of DNA.
11.🇭🇺 María Telkes – Solar Thermal Energy (1940s). Pioneer in residential solar heating.
12.🇺🇸 Shirley Ann Jackson – Telecommunications Research (1970s). Contributed to caller ID.
13.🇬🇧 Ada Lovelace – First Algorithm (1843). Recognized as the first programmer.
14.🇺🇸 Bette Nesmith Graham – Liquid Paper (1956). Liquid corrector for typewriters.
🖇️ Source: Statista / IEEE Spectrum / Women Inventors’ History – Gráfico del Día [2026/Q1]
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