Women making discoveries and being recognized for the same in the18th Century was not a very common situation. It was during this period that Caroline Lucretia Herschel discovered eight comets and fourteen nebulae that brought her fame and success. She received many famous awards and laurels like the gold medal from the Royal Astronomical society in Britain for her important discoveries. To honor her and her inventions an asteroid...more
Doctor Patricia Bath, an African American doctor invented a method for removing cataract using laser technique. This method was highly appreciated and became popular in no time, as it was safe as compared to previous method where drill like device was used to remove cataract from the patient's eye. She patented her invention "Cataract Laserphaco Probe" in 1988. With this she also became the first among women inventors to ever...more
Going back to the history of American Women Inventors, Sybilla Masters is one of the first women who was recognized and paid credit for her invention. As per the records she was given a patent for the method of making cornmeal from maize in 1715. Because women were not allowed to enjoy the front seat during those days, she received the patent in her husband's name with the patent stating that method was found by his wife, Sybilla Masters.Next on the list is Nobel Prize winner, Gertrude Belle Elion. Gertrude Elion, an American biochemist and also a pharmacologist devoted her life in discovering new medicines. She was successful in discovering many new drugs including the drugs for AIDS, AZT for which she received Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988. Along with scientist George H. Hitchings she contributed hugely in the field of medicine by inventing medicines for leukemia, gout, malaria, herpes and many other diseases. In addition, she also developed the first immune-suppressive agent used in organ transplants. Apart from Nobel Prize she also won National Medal of Science in 199 and the Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Gertrude Elion left us in 1999 at the...more
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow left her mark in the field of medicine by developing radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique, along with her fellows Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally. For the same this American medical physicist received a Nobel Prize in Physioloy Medicine in the year 1977. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique was an important invention...more
Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born in Germany in 1750. She is remembered for her insightful discovery of eight comets and 14 nebulae, which she discovered between the period 1786 and 1797. For the same she was honored with many awards which include the prestigious golden medal of the British Royal Astronomic Society in 1828. In...more
Marie Curie was the first person to have honored with two Nobel Prizes. She left a mark on the rest of the world and proved that the women inventors and their inventions were equally significant and needs to be respected. Along with her husband she made pioneering advancements in the field of radioactivity. With her husband Pierre Curie discovered two new elements radium and polonium. She studied the x-rays emitted from these elements and found that these could be used to kill tumors which brought about a revolution in the medical field. She also shares her Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband.Valerie Thomas invented a futuristic illusion transmitter and received patent for the same in 1980. The illusion transmitter invented by her is basically an extension of television images with three dimensional projections, which gives the illusion to the person watching that the images exist right in front of you in your living room. Though this technique was basically used in movie halls, with futuristic illusion transmitter coming in the technique could be used for television too. Valerie Thomas worked as a mathematical data analyst and a project manager for many of NASA's...more
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