STEAM in History: Elizabeth Magie
Inventor • Game Designer • Feminist • Georgist1866-1948 • United States Magie supported economist Henry George’s idea of a land tax and was against individuals…
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STEAM in History: Barbara Askins
Chemist • 1978 National Inventor of the YearBorn 1939 • United States Askins worked for NASA and is best known for inventing an emulsion method…
STEAM in History: Elif Bilgin
Student • Scientist • InventorBorn 1997 • Turkey After two years of research and 12 experiments, Bilgin developed a way to turn banana peels into…
STEAM in History: Fionn Ferreira
Inventor • Environmental Activist • EntrepreneurBorn 2000 • Ireland Ferreira mixed light vegetable oil and magnetite powder in polluted water, forming a ferrofluid (magnetic liquid).…
STEAM in History: Percy Lavon Julian
Chemist • Entrepreneur1899-1975 • United States Julian was a pioneer in synthesizing steroid intermediates for large-scale production. He received over 130 patents for his inventions…
STEAM in History: George Washington Carver
Agricultural Scientist • Inventor1864-1943 • United States Carver promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion, such as crop rotations. He’s also…
STEAM in History: Lyda Newman
Hairdresser • Inventor • Women’s Suffragist1885-Unknown • United States Newman invented a hairbrush design with synthetic bristles. It was more effective and durable, easier to…
STEAM in History: Dr. Aprille Ericsson
Aerospace Engineer • National Society of Black Physicists Honor AwardBorn 1963 • United States As an aerospace engineer at NASA, Dr. Ericsson contributed to the…