Mother of Invention
Melitta Bentz had an idea brewing when she poked holes in her son's school notebook to create the prototype for this invention.
What is a disposable coffee filter?
The english word for Friday bears this norse mother goddess' name
Who is Frigga?
This North American marsupial can carry up to 15 of her young on her back, her joeys will make choo choo noises along the way
What is a possum?
Here's a morsel of truth: Ruth Wakefield sold the recipe of this treat to Nestle for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate
What are chocolate chip cookies?
This mother of Persephone was a central figure in the Eleusinian Mysteries, a cult that predates the Greek pantheon.
Who is Demeter?
On the African continent, calves of this species live in a matriarchal herd, and are cared by both mother and grandmother.
What is an elephant?
We can clearly see Patricia Bath's contribution to humanity when she patented the Laserphaco Probe, a tool that removes these
What are cataracts?
Hathor was the Egyptian goddess of the milky way, a fitting domain, since she was usually depicted as this animal
What is a cow?
After laying more than a thousand eggs at a time, this animal mother will fan its young with muscular organs called siphons, to fend of bacteria
What is an octopus?
The Google doodle pictured above duly honors Ada Lovelace, a mathematician famous for creating a prototype of this (photo in separate tab)
What is a computer?
While they were hiding from the vengeful Hera, Artemis helped this goddess of motherhood deliver her twin brother Apollo
Who is Leto?
Don't cry for this hatchling! A mother from this species will hold its young in its 10 inch long jaws for safety.
Martha Coston dazzled the U.S. Navy with this invention that dubbed her as an adminstratix
what are signal flares?
Danu, mother goddess of Tuatha De Danaan, was a central figure in the creation mythology from this European country.
What is Ireland?
Depicted in the 2016 Oscar-winning Pixar short film, these Great Lakes mothers teach their young to quickly run across the sand.
What is a Piping Plover?