| Marie Curie, first person ever to have honored with | | | | 719 hours in space. Her latest mission was a 10 day |
| two Nobel Prizes was a pioneer in the field of | | | | mission in 1999 aboard the space shuttle Discovery. |
| radioactivity. She proved that the world respected | | | | A mother and daughter team Betty Rozier and Lisa |
| women inventors and their inventions She was Polish | | | | Vallino invented an intravenous catheter shield for |
| by origin and along with her husband Pierre Curie she | | | | safer use of IVs. Their invention protects the patient |
| discovered two new elements radium and polonium. | | | | from accidental dislodging of the needle and also from |
| She studies the x-rays emitted from these elements | | | | patient tampering. They received the patent for this |
| and found that they were able to kill tumors which | | | | invention in 1993. |
| was a revolution in the medical field. She chose not to | | | | Alice Parker of New Jersey invented and patented an |
| patent her invention. She shares her Nobel Prize in | | | | improved gas heating furnace for use in central heating |
| Physics with her husband. It turned out that women | | | | systems in the year 1919. Krisztina Holly developed first |
| inventors and their inventions were a boon to modern | | | | ever computer generated hologram with full color |
| day life. | | | | reflection in 1991. Along with other scientists, Michael |
| Valerie Thomas of America invented a futuristic illusion | | | | Cassidy and John Barrus she invented "The Stylus" |
| transmitter and received patent for it in 1980.Her illusion | | | | which enabled customers to order goods with bar |
| transmitter is an extension of television images with | | | | code scanning. The stylus will feed the information |
| three dimensional projections giving an illusion that the | | | | through a touch tone phone to the seller. Another |
| images exist right in front of you in your living room. | | | | invention of hers is Visual voice with Cassidy Brookins |
| Her invention could get more popular than television in | | | | and Chris Brookins. It is a computer telephony |
| the near future. Valerie Thomas worked as a | | | | development tool based on Windows enabling |
| mathematical data analyst and a project manager for | | | | computer engineers to create all in one telephone |
| many of NASA's high profile projects. | | | | systems with provisions for voice mail, fax |
| Ellen Ochoa a PhD in Electrical engineering from | | | | transmission and call placing and answering. |
| University of Stanford designed an optical system to | | | | An astonishing discovery by a 12 year old girl from |
| detect imperfections in repeating patterns. Her | | | | Canada, Rachel Zimmerman helps people with |
| invention is effectively used for quality control while | | | | communication difficulties communicate effectively |
| intricate parts are fabricated in a manufacturing unit. | | | | using her ‘Blissymbols'. Her invention greatly helped |
| She patented her invention in the year 1987. She also | | | | people with mental disabilities such as cerebral palsy to |
| has many more patents under her name including an | | | | communicate. Her invention used certain symbols |
| optical system which can be used to manufacture | | | | which were placed on a page or board and can be |
| things robotically or these can also be used in robotic | | | | pointed using a special touch pad by the people with |
| guiding systems. Dr.Ellen Ochoa, apart from being a | | | | difficulty. These symbols automatically get translated to |
| scientist in NASA is also an astronaut and has spent | | | | a written language by Blissymbol printer. |