Helen Taussig: The Doctor That Saved Million Of Babies Hearts’

Helen Taussig checking a baby's heart

Honored for her contributions to the field of cardiology, Helen B. Taussig was a highly respected medical researcher and practitioner. A leading authority on congenital heart defects, she helped develop the field of pediatric cardiology and pioneered surgical treatments that have saved countless lives. Helen Brooke Taussig: Childhood & Early Life Born in 1898 in … Read more

Hedy Lamarr: She Was The Most Beautiful Woman in the World, and the inventor of the Bluetooth

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“My beauty was my curse, so-to-speak. It created an impenetrable shield between people and who I really was, and made people view me in only one light.” So said Hedy Lamarr, one of the most amazing women of the 20th century and the stars of Hollywood during it’s Golden Age.  Lamarr was called “the most … Read more

Barbe-Nicole Clicquot: Widowed at 27, She Founded the Most Prestigious Champagne Brand in the World

She was widowed at the age of 27, as a mother to a 3-year-old daughter. Napoleon’s wars occupied the world, and importing goods from France was forbidden. But Barbe-Nicole Clicquot didn’t give up. Instead, she went down to the basement and developed new methods to make wine. Her methods are still used today to make … Read more