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Female STEM Presentation
Katharine Burr Blodgett
Jade RASIO 2nde1
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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