Ellen Fitz: The Globe
The world is simply now a better place because of Ellen Fritz, and certainly a much more visible place! In 1875, the Canadian tutor changed the game with her design for a globe that could clearly display the earth’s daily rotation in relation to the path of the sun.
Her invention was revolutionary, not only showing the day and night cycle, but also shedding light (so to speak) on the earth’s annual seasonal changes. Science and geography classes are so much better thanks to her.