Women in Inventions & Discoveries Quiz

Who is credited with writing the first computer algorithm?

Which woman co-invented frequency-hopping technology used in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth?

Who discovered radium and polonium?

Who made major contributions to understanding DNA structure through X-ray diffraction images?

Who developed the first compiler for computer programming?

Which woman discovered the process of genetic transposition, also called jumping genes?

Who was a NASA mathematician known for orbital calculations for space missions?

Which woman invented the dishwasher?

Who invented the windshield wiper?

Which woman invented Kevlar?

Who invented the paper bag machine?

Which woman won a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of vitamin B12?

Who was known for important discoveries in marine biology and animal behavior?

Which woman’s work helped establish modern computer programming?

Who invented the modern disposable diaper?

Which woman discovered nuclear fission explanation with Otto Frisch?

Who invented the retractable dog leash?

Which woman was a pioneer in environmental science and wrote Silent Spring?

Who invented liquid paper correction fluid?

Which woman helped classify chimpanzee behavior through groundbreaking field research?

Who invented the home security system?

Which woman made major contributions to crystallography and molecular structures?

Who developed COBOL and helped shape early computer languages?

Which woman discovered the importance of chromosomes in heredity through maize research?

Who invented the circular saw design inspired by textile work?

Which woman contributed significantly to the Human Genome Project and genetic mapping?

Who invented the chocolate chip cookie?

Which woman discovered the connection between the X chromosome and inherited traits?

Who invented the foot-pedal trash can?

Which woman became the first American woman in space and inspired many in science?