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This programme looks at four women inventors and their trials and tribulations as they work in a world that is traditionally associated with men. Carol Ainge describes her safety matchbox and recip...e for a fat-free cake. Dawna Henson relates her story of wool mattresses and how she now runs a company that makes them. Brenda Keen recalls how she first had the idea for a cheap way to stop the red-eye effect you get with amateur flash photography, and finally we find our about Cynthia Killick who invented a new kind of recording stylus in the 1940s.
This programme looks at four women inventors and their trials and tribulations as they work in a world that is traditionally associated with men. Carol Ainge describes her safety matchbox and recip...e for a fat-free cake. Dawna Henson relates her story of wool mattresses and how she now runs a company that makes them. Brenda Keen recalls how she first had the idea for a cheap way to stop the red-eye effect you get with amateur flash photography, and finally we find our about Cynthia Killick who invented a new kind of recording stylus in the 1940s.
| Series: | Technology Faculty Radio; Series T007 |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 1997-08-31 |
| Original broadcast channel: | Radio 4 LW |
| Published: | 1997 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:29:35 |
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| Producer: | Anne Diack |
| Contributors: | Carol Ainge; Kate Bellingham; Dawna Henson; Brenda Keen; Cynthia Killick |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Fat-free cake; Safety matchbox; Women inventors; Wool mattresses |
| Master spool number: | 96YT0440 |
| Production number: | 96YT0440 |
| Available to public: | no |
