Little Facts

[purezero]

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

They were all invented by women.

Anymore interesting facts you guys know of?

[teaz0r]

the wings on pads.

[ism]

A man invented the tampon.

[hooligan]

a woman had the data that solved the structure of dna, which watson and crick stole.

[ism]

a woman had the data that solved the structure of dna, which watson and crick stole.

Wilkins stole the photograph of the helix, and Watson and Crick submitted their paper without crediting Wilkins, and without his knowledge. Double-double-cross!

Also, the woman, Franklin, was Jewish, and anti-Semetic sentiment was at an all-time high. Everything was stacked against her. She died of cancer.

Who knew science had so much drama?

[hooligan]

Wilkins stole the photograph of the helix, and Watson and Crick submitted their paper without crediting Wilkins, and without his knowledge. Double-double-cross!

Also, the woman, Franklin, was Jewish, and anti-Semetic sentiment was at an all-time high. Everything was stacked against her. She died of cancer.

Who knew science had so much drama?
that's why i am a science major <3 sup jose!

[purezero]

Wilkins stole the photograph of the helix, and Watson and Crick submitted their paper without crediting Wilkins, and without his knowledge. Double-double-cross!

Also, the woman, Franklin, was Jewish, and anti-Semetic sentiment was at an all-time high. Everything was stacked against her. She died of cancer.

Who knew science had so much drama?
We watched that movie in Biology class.

[mr. x]

wasnt Eleanor Roosevelt a "woman president" for a while after her hubby died? course they hush hushed it...

[ism]

We watched that movie in Biology class.

They made a movie?

Is it the one called The Helix, where Watson and Crick received the Nobel Prize in bullet time?

[TB4000]

They made a movie?

Is it the one called The Helix, where Watson and Crick received the Nobel Prize in bullet time?
You know somebody is gonna steal your idea and put it in a remake of The Helix now, right?

[Hiroshi2]

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

They were all invented by women.

Anymore interesting facts you guys know of?

Wow I didn't know that.




A man invented the tampon.



Or that, lol.

[mr. x]

A man invented the tampon.

u know that old joke "menstruation, meningitis, menopause, why do all our problems start with men?"

[Kuchana]

Wilkins stole the photograph of the helix, and Watson and Crick submitted their paper without crediting Wilkins, and without his knowledge. Double-double-cross!

Also, the woman, Franklin, was Jewish, and anti-Semetic sentiment was at an all-time high. Everything was stacked against her. She died of cancer.

Who knew science had so much drama?

Dang. I didn't know that!

[bluemonq]

wasnt Eleanor Roosevelt a "woman president" for a while after her hubby died? course they hush hushed it...
?...she had lots of control *before* FDR died, signing stuff, summarizing things for him and helping cover up his polio, but I imagine Truman would have had something to say about her being president...course, i don't know much about it, so i could be wrong

[Tao]

Dang. I didn't know that!
yes i was mad as well when i heard that too a couple of years ago

[amietron]

http://www.ipbookstore.com/images/books/patently_female.jpg

From the authors of the bestselling Mothers of Invention, a look at the trials and triumphs of great women inventors Did you know that a woman invented the first computer language? What about the space suit, Jell-O, signal flares, graphic-based computer games, the windshield wiper, the paper bag, bone marrow transplants, and artificial diamonds? Patently Female will reveal the stories behind these remarkable innovations, and introduce you to the even more remarkable women who made them. You'll meet the designer of the disposable diaper, the creator of Kevlar, and the woman who became America's first black millionaire by mixing up hair conditioner in her laundry tub. You'll travel to the future with Randice Altschul, inventor of the disposable phone, the next great breakthrough in communications; and to the stars with Donna Shirley, whose Rover landed on Mars. Packed with photographs, Patently Female proves Edison wrong: invention isn't ten percent inspiration, it's one hundred percent inspirational. Ethlie Ann Vare (Los Angeles, CA) is a television writer/producer. Greg Ptacek (Los Angeles, CA) is a writer and marketing executive.

http://www.ipbookstore.com/books/patently_female.asp

i <3 jell-o.

[nonamerasian]

wasnt Eleanor Roosevelt a "woman president" for a while after her hubby died? course they hush hushed it...

I highly doubt it.

After the president dies, power goes to the vice. If he were unavailable at the time, power probably would have gone to the Speaker of the House, and if he were unavailable, someone in the Senate, and so on.

I don’t remember the entire chain of command, but I don’t think the first lady is anywhere on that list. :p

[mr. x]

wow woman invented graphic computer games eh? who'd a thought

[haku]

I think it was "The Double Helix", by the way, not "The Helix".

And here's the list from the book's website:

Astrolabe
Automatic Dishwasher
BarbieÆ Doll
Buffered Aspirin
COBOL
Cotton Gin
Disposable Phone
Drip Coffeemaker
Fabric Softener Sheets
Hang Glider
IV Fluids
Jell-OÆ
KevlarÆ
Mars Rover
Nystatin
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Protease Inhibitors
Rolfing
Smallpox Variolation
Space Suit
Spic & SpanÆ
Tract Housing
Vacuum Canning
Windshield Wipers
Zig-Zag Sewing Machine
ZoviraxÆ

Wow, a woman invented Tract Housing! I <3 Tract Housing!

[mr. x]

^-- um didnt a man invent the cotton gin? eli whitney? or did he just make it better? or did he steal it for the man? and the barbie doll is kinda dubious too.

[nonamerasian]

A woman made the Barbie Doll.

I saw a special on her.