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From science to playthings and everything in between, these are the inventions by women that have changed the world.

Necessity isn't always the mother of invention. Lots of the things we rely on to cure our diseases, cook our meals, and sweeten our days weren't deliberately designed. Instead, they were a happy ...

Inventors shape the world we live in with their scientific discoveries and technological innovations. Over the last century they have transformed our lives with inventions ranging from the humble ...

But other fields, like engineering and computer science — which tend to be more lucrative, and have more opportunity for invention — remain disproportionately male. Part of the problem ...

(BILL RETTEW/MEDIANEWS GROUP) So why haven’t we heard about this self-described “backyard inventor” and his many inventions? If only he could get the word out! “I could change the world ...

he promised to turn out "a minor invention every ten days and a big thing every six months or so." All told, he played a vital role in shaping the modern world. Citing both the Thomas Edison ...

How did it change the world? The Gutenberg press “is widely considered to be one of humanity’s defining inventions”, said the BBC. “Few single inventions have had such far-reaching ...

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thomas Edison liked to say that he never failed. He succeeded every now and again with an invention that would change the ...

fundamentally changed this landscape. In 1969, she founded Data Corporation, the first company dedicated to manufacturing and selling computerised typewriters. Her invention, the ‘Data Secretary ...

From life-saving devices to modern conveniences, this eight-part series reveals a raft of great Australian inventors who turned game-changing ideas into a reality and forever changed how we live.