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Giuliana Tesoro

Giuliana Tesoro

Giuliana Tesoro was a renowned fabric innovator who developed flame-resistant fibers and found ways to prevent static in synthetic fibers and boost permanent-press properties for various textiles. Her training as

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Ann Tsukamoto

Ann Tsukamoto  

Ann Tsukamoto co-patented a process that allowed the human stem cell to be isolated in 1991. Her research and contributions in the medical field have led to groundbreaking advancements in

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Josephine Garis Cochran

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.

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Patricia Era Bath

Patricia Era Bath 

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

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Grace Hopper

Grace Brewster Hopper 

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

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Marie Curie

Marie Curie

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

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Alexander Miles

Alexander Miles

Alexander Miles is best known for his patented innovation that made the automatic opening and closing of elevator doors possible.

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