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Women in STEM #11: Inventors Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/22/2021
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is part of an occasional series about Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.

This Women in STEM puzzle is a little different than previous ones. It lists fifteen items that were invented, patented and/or developed.

Here’s a list of some women who have invented, patented and/or developed important things. The list includes all but not only inventors of the items below. Mary Anderson, Virginia Apgar, Barbara Askins, Tabitha Babbitt, Patricia Bath, Maria Beasley, Sarah Boone, Melitta Bentz, Evelyn Berezin, Patricia Billings, Katharine Blodgett, Yvonne Brill, Marie Van Brittan Brown, Rachel Fuller Brown, Josephine Cochrane, Anna Connelly, Catherine Deiner, Mary A. Delaney, Marion Donovan, Gertrude Belle Elion, Ellen Fitz, Ida Forbes, Sally Fox, Letitia Geer, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Olga Gonazles-Sanabria, Sarah E. Goode, Temple Grandin, Bette Nesmith Graham, Elizabeth Lee Hazen, Erna Schneider Hoover, Grace Murray Hopper, Ida Hyde, Nancy Johnson, El Dorado Jones, Margaret Knight, Stephanie Kwolek, Hedy Lamarr, Ada Lovelace, Elizabeth Magie, Sarah Mather, Ann Moore, Mary Sherman Morgan, Alice Parker, Florence Parpart, Eleanor Raymond, Patsy O’Connell Sherman, Maria Telkes, Ann Tsukamoto, Jeanne Villepreix-Power, Ruth Wakefield, Mary Walton, Adeline D. T. Whitney, Margaret A. Wilcox, and Rachel Zimmerman.  

“The Landlord’s Game”

Folding cabinet bed

Aquarium

One-hand operated medical syringe

Frequency-hopping technology

Car Heater

Liquid Paper

 

Technique for stem cell isolation

Life raft

Ironing board

Blissymbol printer

Apgar score

Exterior fire escape

Retractable dog leash

COmmon Business-Oriented Language

This cache complies with the geocaching policies for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) properties. Please respect park hours when caching. Recommended parking is to the east of the cache.

September 20, 2021: removed the original container and replaced it in the original location with something a bit smaller (still regular size) and easier to conceal. Please reside it well. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg zvtug or pbafvqrerq bqq gung gur pbbeqvangrf vapyhqr frira rira qvtvgf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)