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10. Chocolate Chip Cookies
The accidental invention of the chocolate chip cookies came about when Ruth Wakefield had run out of chocolate for her butter cookie recipe and so crumbled a nestle bar. When the batch was ready baked she noticed that the chocolate had kept its shape rather than melting. Nestle went on to put Ruth’s recipe on the back of their first boxes of packaged nestle chocolate chip cookies.
9. Alphabet Blocks
Helping children everywhere to learn their ABC’s, alphabet blocks are a timeless classic and are an addition to a lot of toddler’s toy boxes. That’s all thanks to Adeline D.T. Whitney who patented them in 1882, and ever since they have been a wonderful learning tool.
8. Circular Saw
Having watched worker men using a two handled saw, which required two people and only worked if pulled one way, Tabitha Babbitt came to realize that this was a waste of both time and energy. She made a prototype of the circular saw which went on to save the time and energy. Although she never got a patent for what she did invent, she was the first known person to make such a thing as the circular saw.
7. Correction Fluid
Where would the world be without correction fluid? It wasn’t until 1951 that people were actually able to coat over their mistakes rather than cross out and re-write it correctly, giving the look of untidiness. An invention that has been said to have been first made in Bette Nesmith Graham’s kitchen, correction fluid is widely used everywhere when mistakes are made on paper.
6. Kevlar
1964 was the year that Kevlar was first invented by a woman named Stephanie Kwolek. The popular material is now used in everyday objects such as bike tires, but it is also used in everyday life saving equipment such as body armor. It is said to be 5 times stronger than steel, and does not rust or corrode.
5. Windscreen Wipers
The silent and understated lifesaver; the windscreen wiper was invented in 1903 by Mary Anderson. The American woman has made driving in all weather conditions a whole lot easier, by making the view of the road and surrounding area clear, thus in turn stopping many accidents that could be caused from a restricted view.
4. Signal Flares
Although the patent for the signal flare didn’t belong to Martha Coston, she was the woman who dedicated around a decade of her life to make them happen. The ideas were not all hers however, they were that of her late husband, and she had found them in one of his notebooks. So although not completely her own, she was the individual who put the work in to create these flares.
3. The Dishwasher
Receiving the patent for the first ever dishwasher in 1886, Josephine Cochrane first thought of the idea when she realized that she needed something efficient to wash her china after many breakages were suffered at the hands of her servants. When they were first brought onto the market there weren’t many people that could afford them, only large hotels and restaurants, today however they are commonplace in many homes.
2. The Apgar Score
1952 was the first year that the Apgar score was used. Standing for; appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration, it is a test that is now used on all new born babies to determine whether or not they need medical attention straight away. Dr. Virginia Apgar was the woman who first started to use this series of tests, which has become a true life saver.
1. Monopoly
Receiving the patent for what was then called The Landlords Game in 1904, Elizabeth Magie is the woman that every family, who has ever enjoyed a game of monopoly, should thank. Providing hours of fun and sometimes a few disagreements, this classic game that now has so many variations has been a game enjoyed by past generations and undoubtedly future generations will as well.
The accidental invention of the chocolate chip cookies came about when Ruth Wakefield had run out of chocolate for her butter cookie recipe and so crumbled a nestle bar. When the batch was ready baked she noticed that the chocolate had kept its shape rather than melting. Nestle went on to put Ruth’s recipe on the back of their first boxes of packaged nestle chocolate chip cookies.
9. Alphabet Blocks
Helping children everywhere to learn their ABC’s, alphabet blocks are a timeless classic and are an addition to a lot of toddler’s toy boxes. That’s all thanks to Adeline D.T. Whitney who patented them in 1882, and ever since they have been a wonderful learning tool.
8. Circular Saw
Having watched worker men using a two handled saw, which required two people and only worked if pulled one way, Tabitha Babbitt came to realize that this was a waste of both time and energy. She made a prototype of the circular saw which went on to save the time and energy. Although she never got a patent for what she did invent, she was the first known person to make such a thing as the circular saw.
7. Correction Fluid
Where would the world be without correction fluid? It wasn’t until 1951 that people were actually able to coat over their mistakes rather than cross out and re-write it correctly, giving the look of untidiness. An invention that has been said to have been first made in Bette Nesmith Graham’s kitchen, correction fluid is widely used everywhere when mistakes are made on paper.
6. Kevlar
1964 was the year that Kevlar was first invented by a woman named Stephanie Kwolek. The popular material is now used in everyday objects such as bike tires, but it is also used in everyday life saving equipment such as body armor. It is said to be 5 times stronger than steel, and does not rust or corrode.
5. Windscreen Wipers
The silent and understated lifesaver; the windscreen wiper was invented in 1903 by Mary Anderson. The American woman has made driving in all weather conditions a whole lot easier, by making the view of the road and surrounding area clear, thus in turn stopping many accidents that could be caused from a restricted view.
4. Signal Flares
Although the patent for the signal flare didn’t belong to Martha Coston, she was the woman who dedicated around a decade of her life to make them happen. The ideas were not all hers however, they were that of her late husband, and she had found them in one of his notebooks. So although not completely her own, she was the individual who put the work in to create these flares.
3. The Dishwasher
Receiving the patent for the first ever dishwasher in 1886, Josephine Cochrane first thought of the idea when she realized that she needed something efficient to wash her china after many breakages were suffered at the hands of her servants. When they were first brought onto the market there weren’t many people that could afford them, only large hotels and restaurants, today however they are commonplace in many homes.
2. The Apgar Score
1952 was the first year that the Apgar score was used. Standing for; appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration, it is a test that is now used on all new born babies to determine whether or not they need medical attention straight away. Dr. Virginia Apgar was the woman who first started to use this series of tests, which has become a true life saver.
1. Monopoly
Receiving the patent for what was then called The Landlords Game in 1904, Elizabeth Magie is the woman that every family, who has ever enjoyed a game of monopoly, should thank. Providing hours of fun and sometimes a few disagreements, this classic game that now has so many variations has been a game enjoyed by past generations and undoubtedly future generations will as well.
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