Famous Scientific Inventions by Women Inventors

Marie Curie was the first lady scientist who hasPhD in electrical engineering from Stanford
achieved the rare honor of receiving two NobelUniversity. This invention has proved to be very
prizes for her contributions to the field ofuseful during quality control procedures and the
radioactivity. A woman of Polish roots, shesmaller delicate parts have been created in a
worked in collaboration with her husband Pierremanufacturing unit. Another patent which was
Curie and together they discovered two newsecured by Ochoa was for an optical system
elements namely radium and polonium. The x-rayswhich was used in order to make things in a
which were being generated from these tworobotic manner or it could also be used as a
elements were studied carefully and theyguidance system for robotic activities. Dr Ochoa is
discovered that these x-rays had the capacity toan astronaut apart from being a scientist in NASA
destroy tumors which was very usefuland she has managed to spend a total of 719
information for doctors in the field of medicalman hours in space. She went on a ten day
science. But this invention of hers has never beenmission on board the space shuttle discovery
patented and she derived greater satisfactionduring the year 1999.
from sharing her Nobel Prize with her husband.A duo comprising a mother and daughter named
Women inventors and inventions proved too hotBetty Rozier and Lisa Vallino had invented an
to handle.intravenous shield for catheters which would
The futuristic illusion transmitter was invented bymake the process of using an IV a lot easier. The
an American woman named Valerie Thomas andmain purpose behind the creation of such an
she also secured a patent for this invention in theinvention was to prevent the needle of the IV
year 1980. It was an classic example of womenfrom getting dislodged or dislocated and to
inventors and inventions. This illusion transmitterprevent any form of tampering with the IV. A
was used to provide better quality to the existingpatent was secured for this invention during the
images on television and an illusion would beyear 1993. A new gas heating furnace has been
created where the person would feel that theinvented by Alice Parker of New Jersey and this
images are present inside the room in live form.new system had the capacity to provide better
Initially this technology was used only in moviesquality of heating when compared to the systems
and slowly it would make its gateway in the worldwhich had been in use from the year 1919.
of television also.The first computer hologram with complete color
Valerie Thomas was a mathematical data analystreflection was invented by Krisztina Holly during
by profession and she has also been the projectthe year 1991. Another invention which she
manager for many well known projects whichcreated in collaboration with other scientists
have been conducted in NASA. An optical systemnamely Michael Cassidy and John Barrus is the
which could detect any kinds of defects orstylus which allowed any customer to place an
imperfections in a repetitive pattern was designedorder for goods using a bar code scanner.
and invented by Ellen Ochoa who had taken a