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=== Card Set: 21st-Century Female Inventors ===
=== Card Set: 21st-Century Female Inventors ===

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Inventor cards: Women of the 21st Century [∞]

Card Set: 21st-Century Female Inventors

1. Ada Yonath (b. 1939)

Invention/Contributions: Ribosome Structure Analysis

Interesting Facts:

  • Won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the structure of ribosomes.
  • Her work has advanced understanding of antibiotics and protein synthesis.

2. Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000) (Influence into 21st Century)

Invention: Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum (Wi-Fi Precursor)

Interesting Facts:

  • Though her invention dates earlier, her work laid the foundation for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.
  • Recognized posthumously for her contributions to modern technology.

3. Reshma Saujani (b. 1975)

Invention/Contributions: Founder of Girls Who Code

Interesting Facts:

  • Created a nonprofit to close the gender gap in technology and engineering.
  • Inspired thousands of girls worldwide to pursue careers in tech.

4. Fei-Fei Li (b. 1976)

Invention/Contributions: ImageNet Dataset for AI

Interesting Facts:

  • Developed ImageNet, which helped train artificial intelligence in visual recognition.
  • Advocates for ethical AI development and diversity in tech fields.

5. Gitanjali Rao (b. 2005)

Invention: Lead Contamination Detection Device (Tethys)

Interesting Facts:

  • Won the title of Time's first "Kid of the Year" in 2020 for her innovation.
  • Focuses on solving global problems like contaminated water and cyberbullying.

6. Jennifer Doudna (b. 1964)

Invention/Contributions: CRISPR Gene Editing

Interesting Facts:

  • Co-invented CRISPR technology, revolutionizing genetics and medicine.
  • Won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her groundbreaking work.

7. Mary Lou Jepsen (b. 1965)

Invention: High-Resolution MRI Technology

Interesting Facts:

  • Developed innovative methods for affordable, high-resolution brain imaging.
  • Previously led tech development at Google and Facebook.

8. Rana el Kaliouby (b. 1978)

Invention/Contributions: Emotion AI Technology

Interesting Facts:

  • Co-founded Affectiva, which uses AI to recognize and analyze human emotions.
  • Aims to humanize technology by making machines emotionally intelligent.

9. Katie Bouman (b. 1989)

Invention/Contributions: Algorithm for Imaging Black Holes

Interesting Facts:

  • Played a key role in developing the algorithm used to capture the first image of a black hole.
  • Her work is a landmark achievement in astrophysics and computational imaging.

10. Grace Forrest (b. 1992)

Invention/Contributions: Anti-Slavery Advocacy and Technology

Interesting Facts:

  • Co-founded Walk Free, a global organization using technology to combat modern slavery.
  • Helped create the Global Slavery Index to track and fight human trafficking.
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