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- 2. Honduran-Italian microbiologist, she co-led a team that developed a patent-free COVID-19 vaccine
- 4. she's known for 110 inventions and 49 patents, and the American inventor profited from all of them.
- 7. first woman to file a patent
- 8. the first female self-made millionaire in the United States
- 11. invented the windshield wiper
- 13. the inventor of the e-book
- 17. invented the life raft
- 20. the author of a groundbreaking 1972 book, Is My Baby All Right?
- 23. invented the dishwasher
- 25. 1949, she had four patents for her "boater" diaper cover, including one that used plastic snaps rather than diaper pins, but her initial attempts to sell to manufacturers were unsuccessful, so she hired a company to make them for her and started selling them through Saks Fifth Avenue
- 26. The researcher initiated the development of molecular biology and made important contributions on how DNA works
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- 1. working on an alternative for steel in radial car tires when she developed a fiber credited with saving thousands of lives: Kevlar
- 3. designing a "space bumper" that could protect satellites and manned craft from space debris and meteorites.
- 5. decided to create an inflatable, waterproof, and solar-powered light, the LuminAID Solar Light.
- 6. invented the chocolate chip cookie
- 9. Cuban-American scientist who has made numerous scientific achievements, including being the youngest person to build and pilot her own aircraft.
- 10. French naturalist was famous in her day for an invention that allowed people to study marine life more easily: the aquarium
- 12. invented the paper bag
- 14. A two-way microphone allowed conversation with someone outside, and buttons could sound an alarm or remotely unlock the door. The Browns received a patent for their security system in 1969, and Brown received an award from the National Science Committee for her truly innovative idea
- 15. was the first black person to serve as an ophthalmology resident at New York University and the first woman on staff at the Jules Stein Eye Institute
- 16. The American chemist left university to take a secret position for a munitions factory during World War II, improving explosives and ordinance for use at the front.
- 18. decided to create an inflatable, waterproof, and solar-powered light, the LuminAID Solar Light.
- 19. the process of finding and fixing errors or "bugs" in software code, involving identifying the problem, isolating the source, and correcting or finding workarounds
- 21. invented the coffee machine
- 22. used to make bullet-proof vest
- 24. the first Hispanic woman in space