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