Mar 6, 2023
By: Sourabh Jain
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Anna Connelly invented fire escapes in 1887 to prevent the deaths of people living in multi-story buildings.
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Maria Beasley invented collapsible life rafts in 1880, which took less space than traditional wooden lifeboats.
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Mary Anderson invented windshield wipers after visiting New York City on a snowy day in 1902. They have now become an essential part of cars.
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Stephanie Kwolek, while working on finding a lightweight fiber for tires at the DuPont Company in 1964, accidentally invented Kevlar, which is five times stronger than steel.
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Elizabeth Magie developed The Landlord’s Game in 1904, which was later copied to create Monopoly in 1935.
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Caller ID and call waiting, two features we regularly use, were developed by Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson between 1976 and 1991.
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Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings developed the first effective drug for treating leukemia, herpes, AIDS, and other diseases.
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Dr. Fiona Wood developed spray-on skin along with Marie Stoner, used to treat burn victims.
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Marion Donovan developed the disposable paper diaper in 1946. Her idea was later used by Victor Mills, the creator of Pampers.
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Ruth Wakefield accidentally created chocolate-chip cookies in 1930 while baking cookies using Nestle’s chocolate bar.
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