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Female STEM Presentation

Katharine Burr Blodgett

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sUMMARY

5. The obstacles she had encountered
1. Who is she ?
6. How has her work changed the world ?
2. Her life
7. My opinion
3. Her work
4. Her awards
8. Thanks

Who is she ?

  • First and last name : Katharine Burr Blodgett
  • Birth : January 10, 1898
  • Death : October 12, 1979 (aged 81)
  • Nationality : American
  • Education : Bryn Mawr College, University of Chicago, Cambridge University
  • Occupations : Physicist, inventor, chemist

Her life

Gardening, astronomy, antiques, theater, bridge, poems and volunteer work.

She was never married.

She lived many years in France when she was a child to become bilingual.

She didn't go to school until she was eight years old.

She was the first woman to work as a scientist for General Electric Laboratory .

She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge University.

Her work

- The Langmuir-Blodgett film- The invisible glass - The Langmuir-Blodgett tray - The color gauge - The toxic gas adsorbents

For this, she was granted eight US patents during her career.

Her awards

- A star in the seventh edition of American Men of Science (1943). - The American Association of University Women and the Photographic Society of America honored her with its annual Achievement Award (1945). - The prestigious Francis Garvan Medal from the American Chemical Society (1951). - Katharine Blodgett Day on June 13, 1951. - A primary school in Schenectady was opened named after her (2008).

The obstacles she had encountered

Katharine Burr Blodgett was lucky not to have been touched by sexism or even racism : - No one contradicted that she studied science. - People were surprised at her excellent grades. - She obtained scholarships. - She always worked with men.

How has her work changed the world ?

Katharine Burr Blodgett is known in history for her work on the chemistry of surfaces and in particular for her invention of "invisible" or non-reflecting glass. It was used for projectors, cameras, underwater periscopes and aircraft cameras.

My opinion

Thank you for you attention !

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