| 词条 | Beulah Louise Henry |
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Her inventions include a bobbin-free sewing machine and a vacuum ice cream freezer. Though she was awarded around 49 patents over her lifetime, she had around 110 inventions total.[2] Early life and educationShe was born in North Carolina,[5] the daughter of Walter R. and Beulah Henry. She was the granddaughter of former North Carolina Governor W. W. Holden and a direct descendant of Patrick Henry. From 1909 to 1912 she attended North Carolina Presbyterian College and Elizabeth College in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she submitted her first patents.[3] Career as inventor - New York CityShe moved to New York City by 1924, where she founded two companies. She worked as an inventor for the Nicholas Machine Works from 1939 to 1955. She also served as a consultant for many companies that manufactured her inventions, including the Mergenthaler Linotype Company and the International Doll Company. She lived in New York hotels, belonged to a variety of scientific societies, and never married.[3] InventionsA partial list of Henry's inventions includes:[6]
RecognitionHenry was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006.[7] References1. ^{{cite web | title=IEEE History Center Biography of Beula Louise Henry | url=http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/henry-b.html | work=ieee.org | accessdate=2006-08-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421231458/http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/henry-b.html | archive-date=2007-04-21 | dead-url=yes | df= }} 2. ^1 MIT Inventor of the Week page about Henry 3. ^1 2 Autumn Stanley. (1993). Mothers and daughters of invention: notes for a revised history of technology. Scarecrow Press, Rutgers. p. 424. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uRJt7QqA7GEC&lpg=PA109&dq=Mothers%20and%20Daughters%20of%20Invention&client=firefox-a&pg=RA1-PA424#v=onepage&q=beulah%20henry&f=false Google Books preview]. 4. ^"Women Gaining In Patent Rolls." (Aug 11, 1940). New York Times pg. 39. "Women can also boast of a Lady Edison. She is Miss Buela Louise Henry of New York City." 5. ^Entry for Walter R. Henry, 1910 U.S. Census, Charlotte, North Carolina 6. ^{{cite web | title = Beulah Henry at about.com | url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbeulah.htm | work=about.com | accessdate = 2006-08-07}} 7. ^Biography from the National Inventors Hall of Fame External links
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