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Answer these questions by March 31 and be entered into a drawing for prizes. All seventh and eighth graders are eligible.

Find the answers to these questions by using the library's Electronic Library 24/7 web page. Click on "Science and Technology" to access the resources containing the answers.

1. This English inventor created the “Ayrton fan” in 1915. Her research centered on electric arcs, and pre-World War I she invented antiaircraft searchlights.



2. Hedy Lamarr was not only a glamorous Hollywood actress of the 1930s, she’s also credited with inventing:

Technicolor Film Aerosol Spray Cans Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Silly Putty

3. What did Carrie Heeter invent during the mid-1990s?



4. Why is Patricia Bath famous? Hint: On the Electronic Library 24/7 page (http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/electronic_library/), instead of clicking on the “Science and Technology” heading, check out the “Biography” databases.

She invented the first electric toothbrush. She invented a laser device to remove cataracts. She invented the computerized telephone switching system. She invented non-reflecting glass.

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