Little-known clever women, thanks to which the life of mankind has become easier, longer and safer (5 photos)

Many scientists engage in research solely for the sake of the process of cognition. But he also has a pleasant second side - the benefit, which is then used in society.





Pure water



Dirty water in the history of mankind has been an actual problem. Until John Leal intervened, who invented the technology chlorination for disinfection. The first experience of use took place after a typhoid epidemic in the English city of Maidstone. Bacteriologist Leal used chlorine also for disinfection of premises during an outbreak of infections, transmitted by water.

Saving millions





It should be noted right away that seat belts are not invention of Niels Bohlin. They existed before. But before it adaptations were simply a belt fixing in the belt area. And in the event of an accident, it crashed into the body, often causing serious internal bleeding.

In 1959, the Swedish inventor Bolin developed such a system. fasteners, which was not only reliable, but also safe. Counts, that during the existence of such seat belts that we we snap several times a day, without even thinking, automatically, they helped save over a million lives.

Breakthrough in biochemistry



Gertrude Elion for a long time could not find the case, which would really intrigue her. Until she took over as controller frozen fruit for mold. And when did the second world, a female pharmacologist went to work under Dr. George Hitchings.

Based on the knowledge gained, she developed a new methodology research that led to the discovery of many new drugs, in in particular, antileukemic and antimalarial drugs, as well as the first immunosuppressive antibodies. Nowadays they are used in transplantation organs.

thank you for life



Alan Turing is not a very famous person. Meanwhile, as thanks to the work of this particular mathematician and cryptographer, many people generally had the opportunity to be born. The point is that he is in group of other specialists worked during World War II in Bletchley Park. There was a British cipher department.

His team was engaged in the creation of Bombe - a computer capable of decipher the Nazi Enigma. Thousands of encodings helped to crack this car. What, according to the most conservative estimates, saved millions human lives.