Women inventors: 9 things discovered by women... If we ask you about well-known inventors, you will probably immediately name Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, or even Leonardo da Vinci. What about Mary Anderson? Or Ann Tsukamoto? Do these names mean anything to you?
1. Computer software - Grace Hopper
Admiral Grace Hopper, who participated in the war with the US Navy in World War II, was given the task of working on a new computer called Mark 1.
It was not long before she moved to the forefront of computer programming.
She wrote the first code compiler in 1952. This compiler translated the instructions expressed in words into codes that the computer could understand. Thus, programming became even faster; This was revolutionary in the way computers worked.
'De-bugging', the concept of 'debugging' codes, also became popular thanks to Hopper.
2. Caller ID- Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physics theorist. Their research in the 1970s enabled the identification of callers on the phones we use today.
Her work in telecommunications later paved the way for the development of fax machines, fiber optics, and solar energy cells.
She became the first black woman to receive a doctorate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
3. Windshield wiper - Mary Anderson
Winter of 1903... Mary Anderson is visiting New York at that time.
She sees a person on the road trying to open the window of her car by clearing the accumulated snow.
There, the idea of wipers in cars comes to her mind.
Then, in the same year, she patented it.
However, car manufacturers argue that these wipers will distract drivers.
Later, of course, wipers became standard on vehicles, but no one remembers Anderson's name.
4. Spaceport batteries - Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria
Puerto Rican scientist Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria is the inventor of the long-lasting Nickel-Hydrogen batteries used on the International Space Station.
Gonzales-Sanabria discovered this battery technology at NASA's Glenn Research Center in the 1980s.
5. Dishwasher- Josephine Cochrane
Cochrane was looking for a way to wash dishes faster than her servants; It would wash quickly but would not break the dishes.
The first dishwasher she invented consisted of a copper boiler and motor. But this mechanism would go down in history as the first dishwasher to use water pressure.
Cochrane's alcoholic husband had died, leaving her with a huge debt. The female inventor patented the dishwasher in 1886 and established her own factory.
6. Home Security System – Marie Van Brittan Brown
Nurse Marie Van Brittan Brown, who usually lived alone at home, was looking for a method to make herself feel safer.
She and her husband, Albert, installed their first home security system in the 1960s, during a time when crime was on the rise.
The device was quite complicated. The camera, controlled by a motor, looked through the peephole.
The images were transferred to the screen in the bedroom.
The screen mechanism was supported by an alarm button.
7. Stem cell isolation - Ann Tsukamoto
Tsukamoto patented stem cell isolation in 1991.
It was a revolutionary research into understanding the circulatory system of cancer patients and possible treatment of the disease.
Tsukamoto continues her research.
8. Kevlar - Stephanie Kwolek
Chemist Kwolek discovered lightweight fibers in bulletproof vests.
The material she discovered in 1965 was 5 times stronger than steel. That's why she saved millions of lives and continues to do so.
In addition, this substance is used in many places, from mobile phones to airplanes and suspension bridges.
9. Monopoly - Elizabeth Magie
The creator of the Monopoly game is introduced as Charles Darrow. But the truth is not like that, the rules of this most popular game in history were set by Elizabeth Magie.
Magie's rules were to create an innovative game and accumulate wealth with fake money and property.
The name of the game she designed in 1904 was 'The Landlord's Game'.
The same game was published by Parker Brothers under the name 'Monopoly'.
Parker Brothers paid $500 to Darrow, who is considered the inventor of the game. She also obtained a patent from Magie, thus gaining the 'monopoly' of this popular game.