Limor Fried, also known as Ladyada, has changed the world of technology with her company, Adafruit Industries.
She makes electronics and gadgets that anyone can use to learn and create cool things.
By sharing all her designs and teaching others, she's helped many people discover how fun and interesting technology can be.
Ladyada is also a big name in the open-source hardware community.
This means she believes in sharing her designs and ideas with everyone.
She was part of the first Open Source Hardware Summit, where they decided what open-source hardware should be.
Her nickname, Ladyada, is a tribute to Lady Ada Lovelace, one of the first computer programmers ever.
In 2011, Limor Fried was honored as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology by Fast Company magazine.
She also made history by being the first female engineer on the cover of Wired magazine.
In that issue, she talked about how the internet makes it so much easier to find parts for projects.
Before, people had to look through big catalogs and hope they could get what they needed.
Now, anyone can just search online and find parts for anything, even building a submarine!
𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅? Start a small project or hobby in tech that excites you. Share your progress online to inspire and connect with others who have similar interests.
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