Horizontal integration. A diagram illustrating horizontal integration and contrasting it with vertical integration. Horizontal integration is the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain. A company may do this via internal expansion, acquisition or merger. The process can lead to monopoly if a company captures the vast majority of the market for that product or service.
10 things invented by women. Clothes wringer/mangle. In 1880, an African-American woman named Ellen Elgin invented the clothes wringer. Sadly, she never made a fortune, selling her patent rights for a pittance because she believed if white women knew the wringer was invented by a black woman they wouldnât want it. Suspension bridge supports. Invented in 1811 by Sarah Guppy, 41, from Birmingham, UK. Windscreen Wipers.
Dr. Patricia Bath discovered and invented a new device and technique for cataract surgery known as laserphaco. Dr. Patricia Bath was the first woman ophthalmologist to be appointed to the faculty of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine Jules Stein Eye Institute. Dr. Bath was the first woman to chair an ophthalmology residency program in the United States. My love of humanity and passion for helping others inspired me to become a physician. Patricia E. Bath, an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, is an innovative research scientist and advocate for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure.