The dishwasher, chocolate-chip cookies, and the first version of the Monopoly board game were all created by women.

This enabled the compass to be used for sea navigation for the first time. The invention of the compass promoted maritime undertakings, and its use soon spread to the Arab world, and thence to Europe.

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A teeth-cleaning gummy and a virtual reality headset to help users revisit happy memories are among the first inventions selected for development to benefit people with dementia. Alzheimer’s ...