Ethel H. Bailey was an American mechanical engineer who began her working life in aviation and went on to develop…
Elsie Eaves
Elsie Eaves (May 5, 1898 – March 27, 1983) was the first female associate member of the American Society of…
Katharine Stinson
Katharine Stinson was an American aeronautical engineer and the Federal Aviation Administration’s first female engineer. Born in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina…
Bertha Lamme Feicht
Bertha Lamme Feicht (December 16, 1869 – November 20, 1943) was an American engineer. In 1893, she became the first…
Judith Resnik
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who died…
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992) was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983…
Beatrice Alice Hicks
Beatrice Alice Hicks (January 2, 1919 – October 21, 1979) was an American engineer, the first woman engineer to be…
Aine Brazil
Aine Brazil has been responsible for overseeing groundbreaking methods that have allowed some of the world’s tallest and most unique…
Clara Dirscoll
Clara Dirscoll – the creative force behind the Tiffany lamp she was director, designer and crafter of the more than…
Maria Klawe
Maria Klawe – President of Harvey Mudd College – Maria Klawe began her tenure as Harvey Mudd College’s first female…
impact hammer
Impact Hammer (jackhammer) – usually used to break up rock, pavement, and concrete.. Hand-held jackhammers are typically powered by compressed…
Incas
What’s the problem? The Bridge at Q’eswachaka (video 3:15) – Every year, local communities on either side of the Apurimac…
illumination
New light bulbs – CFLs (Compact Florescent Lamp) and LEDs (Light Emitting Diode), use much less electricity. Watts were a…
human factors
There is a lot of interest in how people and robots interact. What should robots look like? Should the look…
hydraulic system
Hydraulics – in applied science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids. At a very basic level hydraulics…
