A Women who saves lives everyday!

A women who I have always thought was an incredible technologist is Stephanie Louise Kwolek. Kwolek has received numerous awards, including the Kilby Award and the National Medal of Technology. Most recently, in recognition of her own pioneering career and her encouragement of the next generation of innovators, Stephanie Kwolek won the 1999 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award.She is recipient or co-recipient of 17 US patents.
Relying on experience and instinct, Stephanie Kwolek invented one of the modern world's most readily recognized and widely used materials: Kevlar®.Kevlar® is best known to the public as the material from the which bulletproof vests are made; and in this use alone Kwolek's discovery has saved thousands of lives. In fact, Kevlar® has dozens of important applications, including radial tires and brake pads (a replacement for asbestos), racing sails, fiberoptic cable, water-, air- and spacecraft shells, and mooring and suspension bridge cables. It is now used to make skis, safety helmets, and hiking and camping gear.

Thank You Stephanie Kwolek for opening the doors for women and for saving lives!