Although the novel Frankenstein, written in 1818 by Mary Shelley, has been called the first science fiction novel, there is a persistent but false belief that women did not enter the field of science fiction writing until the 1960s and 1970s.
Other notable women in the science fiction field include:
... also designed a successful motorized railcar, the Autorail, and an airplane, but it never flew.
Ettore Bugatti died on August 21, 1947 and is buried in Le Père Lachaise ...