Mothers of discovery

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Across
  1. 3. Inventor of the waterproof diaper, making parents’ lives easier (13)
  2. 4. Inventor of the permanent wave machine, shaping modern hairstyling (24)
  3. 5. Chemist who made cotton shirts wrinkle-free (12)
  4. 11. Windshield wiper innovator, dreamed it up in a snowy New York trolley ride (14)
  5. 12. Invented the modern-day syringe, revolutionizing medical injections (11)
  6. 13. Designed a collapsible metal float, a lifesaving foundation for modern liferafts (15)
  7. 16. Pioneer who founded computer systems for business use (14)
  8. 17. Discovered a compound to keep produce and flowers fresher for longer (20)
  9. 18. Invented the coffee filter using blotting paper and a simple idea (13)
  10. 19. Financial educator who quit her corporate job to empower women with money (11)
  11. 20. Led the team that produced the first transgenic plants (17)
  12. 21. World-renowned Ugandan conservationist and gorilla-saving wildlife veterinarian (17)
  13. 23. Developed anti-leukemia drugs and made kidney transplants possible (19)
  14. 24. Replaced the traditional ice box, becoming the ‘mother of’ the fridge (16)
  15. 25. Biochemist who co-founded the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system (15)
  16. 26. Nobel-winning ‘mother of’ bioorthogonal chemistry (18)
Down
  1. 1. Scientist behind Lactaid® brand products, improving dairy digestion (18)
  2. 2. Co-discovered mRNA modifications, paving the way for COVID-19 vaccines (14)
  3. 3. Inventor of VoIP technology, essential for online calls (12)
  4. 6. Creator of the first chocolate chip cookies, a sweet revolution (12)
  5. 7. Researcher who turned dextran into a blood plasma extender during the Korean War (13)
  6. 8. Helped create the first map of the world’s sea floor (10)
  7. 9. First American Indian to receive a medical degree (27)
  8. 10. The “mother of” liquid paper, correcting mistakes in a stroke (20)
  9. 14. Invented the first practical dishwashing machine (19)
  10. 15. The woman behind the game that inspired Monopoly (15)
  11. 22. Co-inventor of Scotchgard™, protecting textiles everywhere (17)