Frame No. 27 on Instagram: "Katharine Blodgett — The Woman Who Made Glass Invisible Born 1898, Schenectady, New York, USA She was just a child when her father was murdered—shot by a burglar in their home. Her mother moved the family closer to General Electric, where her father had worked, hoping the proximity might someday offer her daughter opportunity. It did. Katharine Blodgett was brilliant. At 15, she entered college. At 20, she earned a master’s degree. And in 1926, she became the first wo