Inventions By Women

FishingMOM · #1 01-24-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rugatika

How many great inventions have been by women?

Alphabet blocks Adeline D. T. Whitney 1882

Apgar tests, which evaluate a baby’s health upon birth Virginia Apgar 1952

Chocolate-chip cookies Ruth Wakefield 1930

Circular saw Tabitha Babbitt 1812

Dishwasher Josephine Cochran 1872

Disposable diaper Marion Donovan 1950

Electric hot water heater Ida Forbes 1917

Elevated railway Mary Walton 1881

Engine muffler El Dorado Jones 1917

Fire escape Anna Connelly 1887

Globes Ellen Fitz 1875

Ironing board Sarah Boone 1892

Kevlar, a steel-like fiber used in radial tires, crash helmets, and bulletproof vests Stephanie Kwolek 1966

Life raft Maria Beaseley 1882

Liquid Paper®, a quick-drying liquid used to correct mistakes printed on paper Bessie Nesmith 1951

Locomotive chimney Mary Walton 1879

Medical syringe Letitia Geer 1899

Paper-bag-making machine Margaret Knight 1871

Rolling pin Catherine Deiner 1891

Rotary engine Margaret Knight 1904

Scotchgard™ fabric protector Patsy O. Sherman 1956

Snugli® baby carrier Ann Moore 1965

Street-cleaning machine Florence Parpart 1900

Submarine lamp and telescope Sarah Mather 1845

Windshield wiper Mary Anderson 1903

Car Heater Margaret Wilcox 1893

Cooking Stove Elizabeth Hawk 1867

Night Signals' or flares that helped ships communicate messages at night. Martha J. Coston 1871

Cytanovich Reading System for dyslexics, and children with learning disabilites Kay Cytanovich 1977

Apnea Detection Device, an alarm that helps detect when an infant stops breathing Mary Horn 1984

jts1 · #2 01-24-2011, 10:49 AM

You forgot one..

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reelhooker · #3 01-24-2011, 10:50 AM

Inventions by man

Everything else.... now what's the score.

and no I'm not a sexist, I keep reminding my wife that woman are equal to men, but she still wont pick up dog cr@p, lift the heavy stuff or hold the door for me.
And ya When I need something sewn, I do it myself.
I guess there's no real gentlewoman out there...
Yankin yer chain-RH

Redfrog · #4 01-24-2011, 10:51 AM

No wonder they didn't get the housework done.

I'll bet if some of the guys here put there minds to it there could be quite a list of things women have come up with.

BrownBear416 · #5 01-24-2011, 10:53 AM

Inventions by man....

Car
Plane
Radio
Telephone

rugatika · #6 01-24-2011, 11:10 AM

I didn't mean to imply that women have not contributed at all...just that the number and importance of their inventions have not been as great as men. And NO...I am not trying to imply that men are "better" than women...just that it's interesting to note the differences in how men and women TYPICALLY think. Whether that has been a result of nature or nurture is a debate for another time. Perhaps in the future women will become the main inventors.

By the way, Marie Currie made significant contributions in the field of radioactivity research and Xray machines..I believe she also suggested the use of radioactivity in the treatment of cancer.

Felix Wankel invented the rotary engine (not sure how Marg Knight got in there with that), and the circular saw had been around long before Tabitha "adapted" it to use as a saw mill.

"Saws are toosl with a thin metal strip with teeth on one edge or a thin metal disk with teeth on the periphery. In 1777, Samuel Miller invented the circular saw in England, the round metal disk type of saw that cuts by spinning and is used hand-held or table-mounted. Large circular saws are found in saw mills and are used to produce lumber. In 1813, Shaker-Sister, Tabitha Babbitt (1784-1854) invented the first circular saw used in a saw mill. Babbitt was working in the spinning house at the Harvard Shaker community in Massachusetts, when she decided to invent an improvement to the two-man pit saws that were being used for lumber production. Tabitha Babbitt is also credited with inventing an improved version of cut nails, a new method of making false teeth, and an improved spinning wheel head.
In 1807, William Newberry invented a band saw. In 1780, Gervinus also invented a circular saw, however, a more primitive one."

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Manventions:

Wheel
Cars
Planes
Trains
lever
trebuchet
bow
guns
rotary engine
piston engine
steam engine
bulldozers
tractors
etc etc etc.

mooseknuckle · #7 01-24-2011, 11:15 AM

How about this one, 2 Please!!

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...m-sandwich.jpg

rugatika · #8 01-24-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mooseknuckle

How about this one, 2 Please!!

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/...m-sandwich.jpg

Ohhhh baaaaby...now that is one fine looking sammmich. I'm off to get the fixings for one now. Later.

Redfrog · #9 01-24-2011, 11:40 AM

Tabitha Babbitt???? Circular saw???/ is she related to Lorena?? Oh no that was Bobbitt.

Scary thought though.

great white whaler · #10 01-24-2011, 12:31 PM

Can't think of any..........

hal53 · #11 01-24-2011, 12:36 PM

.....and the point is???????????

BlackHeart · #12 01-24-2011, 12:38 PM

Took that long for a rolling pin to be invented???. Seems a little obvious...

duffy4 · #13 01-24-2011, 12:38 PM

What about the "Headache"

They get them, they give them, they use them for an excuse.

Got Juice? · #14 01-24-2011, 07:28 PM

Other noteworthy inventions by women.

'Fine' When they say that word, they are anything but fine, and in womanspeak it means 'fine...you get your way this time, but I am just gonna pause here, and if you screw up once more this week, YOU WILL PAY'

'Lord of the Rings Trilogy'
1.Engagement Ring. AKA 6 months salary all shrink down into something called a Carat. That's the bait for all the free lovin' a guy could want. The woman dotes on him, caters to his every need, and even remembers to buy beer.

2. Wedding Ring. That's the simple little one without some expensive Carats on it. Relax, take a deep breath and when the guy in the long robes pauses, look at the pretty girl in white and say those 2 magical words. 'I Do'.

3. Suffering. Totally Free. You don't spend one single dime on this one. But you do PAY FOR IT the rest of your life.