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Katharine Burr Blodgett (January 10, 1898 – October 12, 1979) [2] was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while working at General Electric. She was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge, in 1926. [3]
A glass ceiling is a metaphor usually applied to women, used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents a given demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. [1] The metaphor was first used by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women. [2] [3] It was coined by Marilyn Loden during a speech ...
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared. For an alphabetical list, see Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed alphabetically). 1975–1976 Title Premiere date Main actor(s) Description Weekend Update October 11, 1975 Chevy Chase Jane Curtin Dan Aykroyd A satirical news segment ...
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
The Amazing Transparent Man is a 1960 American science fiction thriller B-movie starring Marguerite Chapman in her final feature film.The plot follows an insane ex–U.S. Army major who uses an escaped criminal to steal materials to improve the invisibility machine his scientist prisoner made. [2]
[16] [17] and "After the first glass [of absinthe] you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world." [18] Paul Marie Verlaine was a famous Parisian poet of the Bohemian style. Though he wrote extensively about the ...
Check out these smart famous glasses wearers: Researchers at the University Medical Center in Germany linked spending more time in school and People who wear glasses are smarter, study claims Skip ...