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Zeolite Y Zeolite Y, a molecular sieve used to catalyse fractional distillation in petroleum refining, was invented by Edith M. Flanigen while working for Union Carbide. Flanigen also co-invented a synthetic emerald and was the first female recipient of the Perkin Medal in 1992. Synthetic radiochemistry
Julia Rodríguez-Maribona (November 12, 1923, in Avilés – March 16, 2005, in Neuchâtel) was a Spanish nurse, who was considered the inventor of the mop, along with her mother Julia Montoussé Fargues. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Anna Connelly was an American woman who lived from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century in Pennsylvania.She was the inventor of the predecessor of the modern outdoor fire escape; her invention saved lives, causing it to become a safety component in modern buildings.
José María Algué (1856–1930), meteorologist, inventor of the barocyclometer, the nephoscope, and the microseismograph. [3] [4] José Antonio de Artigas Sanz (b. 1887), created luminescence with noble gases. Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (1553–1613), registered a design for a steam-powered water pump for use in mines. [5]
Little is known about Judy Woodford Reed, or Reid. [2] She first appears in the 1870 Federal Census as a 44 year old seamstress in Fredericksville Parish near Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County, along with her husband Allen, a gardener, and their five children [3] Ten years later, Allen and Judy Reed were still in Virginia, this time with a grandson. [4]
Sarah Boone (née Sarah Marshall; c. 1832 – 1904) was an African-American inventor. On April 26, 1892, she obtained United States patent number 473,563 [1] for her improvements to the ironing board. Boone's ironing board was designed to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments.
Maria E. Beasley (née Hauser; c. 1836–1913) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. Born in North Carolina, Beasley grew up with a strong interest in mechanical work and learned about the profession of barrel-making from her grandfather. Between 1878 and 1898, she patented fifteen inventions in the United States: these included a ...
Amalie Auguste Melitta Bentz (née Amalie Auguste Melitta Liebscher), best known as Melitta Bentz (January 31, 1873 – June 29, 1950), was a German inventor and entrepreneur known for revolutionizing the process of coffee brewing with her innovation of the coffee filter. This was an outstanding achievement that stemmed from her desire to make ...