IMPORTANT INVENTIONS OF WomaN

Some of the most common and successful innovations are signed by great female inventors.

Ann Tsukamoto

In cancer research, biologist Ann Tsukamoto's discovery is one of the most important: in the early 1990s, she managed to isolate human stem cells Stem cells are young cells that multiply and have not yet assumed their definitive function and formation. Stem cells can be used to replace cells affected by genetic deficiencies, to rebuild damaged parts of the skin A precious step in the fight against cancer which has in fact led to considerable progress in the study of cancer patients

M a r y A n d e r s o n

The automotive windshield wiper was invented by Mary Anderson. On a winter day in 1903, Mary Anderson was visiting the city of New York, USA, when she noticed that her driver always had to roll down the window to clear the snow from the windshield She started to design possible solutions and devised a rubber blade that could be moved by a mechanism inside the vehicle At first, the discovery was not very successful, but not much time later, car manufacturers adopted windshield wipers as standard equipment

S t e p h a n i e K w o l e k

Stephanie is a famous chemist in the history for inventing Kevlar, a super-strong synthetic fiber used, among other things, to make bulletproof vests She is one of the first woman in history who worked in the industrial chemistry sector During a laboratory experiment, two simple molecules able to combine together produce a fiber with particular characteristics. Thus, she discovered that the polymer is incredibly resistant In the United States, Kevlar vests have saved the lives of over 3000 police officers

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