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American Women Inventors Go Public:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Women have invented since the dawn of civilization. In fact, many anthropologists believe that women made civilization possible, by inventing the basics of clothing, housekeeping, and agriculture. In the modern era, women have had more difficulty ...More…
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African-American Women Inventors of the Early 20th Century
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — In 1898, Ms. Lyda D. Newman patented the first hairbrush with synthetic bristles. Soon thereafter, two other African-American inventors revolutionized hair-care and created an industry. These women were Sarah Breedlove McWilliams Walker, known as ...More…
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African-American Inventors of Our Times
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — African-Americans are still underrepresented in technology and the sciences; but great progress has been made since the 1960s, especially in the realm of higher education. Today, many universities, such as U. Cal. Berkeley and Purdue, have ...More…
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Prolific Female Inventors of the Industrial Era
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — The most prolific women inventors of the early industrial era in the U.S. are sometimes known by the complimentary, if patronizing, title of "Lady Edisons." Margaret Knight of Boston (1838-1914) is credited with about 90 inventions and 22 ...More…
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Bili Bonnet
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — When babies are born prematurely, they frequently require days or weeks of special care in hospitals' neonatal intensive care facilities. These tiny patients present a variety of challenges for the nurses and doctors who care for them; their ...More…
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Rubber Bandits®
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — A seemingly simple idea sometimes can become an incredibly successful, mass-market product that makes life a little bit easier for millions. Such is the case with Rubber Bandits®, oversized rubber bands equipped with tear-resistant, waterproof ...More…
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Catalytic Cracking
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — The crude oil upon which we depend for so many types of fuel and other products does not come out of the ground ready for all of its various uses. It must be converted into simpler molecules via processes known in the petroleum industry as ...More…
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Cavity-Fighting Lollipop
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Candy that's good for your teeth? It may sound too good to be true but that's exactly what microbiologist and inventor Wenyuan Shi has brought to market: a tasty lollipop made of ingredients that have the ability to fight the primary bacteria ...More…
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Stethoscope
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — French physician and inventor Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec sealed his place in history with a number of important contributions to the medical field. A pulmonary disease pioneer, he introduced the diagnostic method known as mediate ...More…
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Gene-Radar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Inventor-entrepreneur Anita Goel is bringing medicine, physics and nanotechnology together in technologies she hopes will begin to change the way diagnostics are performed in areas as broad as healthcare, water and crop testing, and food, blood, ...More…
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Money Maker Pump
Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Thousands of poor citizens of African nations such as Kenya have been able to transform their lives and build successful small businesses because of the ingenious inventions and non-profit support organizations created by Martin Fisher. Born in ...More…