Josephine Garis Cochran
Josephine Cochrane invented the first successful hand-powered dishwasher. She designed and constructed it with the assistance of mechanic George Butters, who became one of her first employees.
Josephine Cochrane invented the first successful hand-powered dishwasher. She designed and constructed it with the assistance of mechanic George Butters, who became one of her first employees.
As an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, Patricia Bath advocated for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure. She invented a device known as the Laserphaco Probe and a technique for cataract surgery
Melitta Bentz was a German entrepreneur who invented the paper coffee filter in 1908. She founded the Melitta company, which still operates today under family control.
Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computer programming and the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages. Others later expanded upon the FLOW-MATIC programming language she created using
Marie Curie was known for her pioneering research on radioactivity and for discovering the elements polonium and radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first
Alexander Miles is best known for his patented innovation that made the automatic opening and closing of elevator doors possible.
Janet Rita Emerson Bashen is the founder, president, and CEO of Bashen Corporation, a consulting firm that pioneered end-to-end Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) compliance administration services.
Marjorie Joyner was the first African American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine. She was highly visible in the African American community in Chicago, once serving as
Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr.’s most notable inventions were a three-way traffic light and a protective smoke hood notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue.