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Hungarian-American MIT inventor Mária Telkes and American architect Eleanor Raymond created, in 1947, the Dover Sun House, the first house powered by solar energy. Wrinkle-free fiber Wrinkle-free fiber invented by Ruth R. Benerito The invention was said to have "saved the cotton industry".
Beulah Louise Henry (September 28, 1887 – February 1, 1973) was an American inventor whose extensive contributions to consumer products and manufacturing technology solidified her legacy in the field. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and later based in New York City, Henry was a pioneering figure who held 49 patents and developed over 110 ...
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]
The first invention credited to Parpart is a street sweeper designed to automate the process of cleaning city streets. Parpart filed two patents for this invention (No. 649,609 [32] in 1899 and no. 762,241 [33] in 1901), both of which listed Hiram D. Layman as co-inventor despite his being only an investor.
Ángela Ruiz Robles (March 28, 1895 in Villamanín, León – October 27, 1975 in Ferrol, A Coruña) was a Spanish teacher, writer, pioneer and inventor of the mechanical precursor to the electronic book, invented 20 years prior to Michael Hart’s Project Gutenberg, commonly referred to as the true inventor of the e-book, and over half a century before present-day e-books.
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.
Ann Moore was born in Ohio in 1940, growing up in a farming community known as the Dunkard Brethren Church. The community was similar to the Amish in their morals by living simply, dressing plainly and not using modern devices. [2]
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]