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Making Jobs Easier

  • August 26, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Engineer Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1878-1972) was a pioneer in the science of ergonomics, which focuses on ways to save time and energy when doing various tasks. Among many other things, she invented shelves for inside the refrigerator door and the foot-pedal trash can.

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