“Women are behind a much larger number of inventions than they are generally given credit for, a researcher has found.”
…
“They include the windscreen wiper, the dishwasher, filter coffee, and the technology behind the bullet-proof vest.”
And good old Ada gets a mention:
“Ada Lovelace, daughter of poet Lord Byron, invented the Analytical Engine, one of the earliest computers, in 1842, for example.” (BBC)
mmm..i wonder if the bullet proof vest could ever be a fashion item.
imagine how cocky you’d feel strutting around in one..annoying the door bitches etc.
Trust the women to invent the dishwasher!
“Ada Lovelace, daughter of poet Lord Byron, invented the Analytical Engine, one of the earliest computers, in 1842, for example.”
Umm, no.
“Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (December 10, 1815 – November 27, 1852) is mainly known for having written a description of Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
What Ada achieved in her own right was amazing and needs no exaggeration. Bit disappointing coming from the BBC.
I gave up on the BBC a long time ago.