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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.
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".
For the April 1890 issue of The Women Inventor, a short-lived magazine highlighting female inventors, by feminist reformer Charlotte Smith, a reporter asked Eglin why she sold the rights of the invention at such a minimal cost. Eglin said, "You know I am Black and if it was known that a negro woman patented the invention, white ladies would not ...
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.
Inventor Second black inventor to issue a patent; invented seed planter and cotton planter. [32] [33] Boahen, Kwabena: 1964– Bioengineer: Silicon retina able to process images in the same manner as a living retina [34] [35] Boone, Sarah: 1832–1905 Inventor Ironing board allowing sleeves of women's garments to be ironed more easily [36] [37 ...
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor.She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 [2] and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
Mary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953) [1] was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, and most notably the inventor of what became known as the windshield wiper.
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.