Katharine Burr Blodgett died in her home in Schenectady, New York at the age of 81. She left behind a legacy of innovation, resilience, and breaking barriers for women in science and engineering.

Katharine Burr Blodgett was honored in Boston's First Assembly of American Women in Achievement and the mayor of Schenectady honored her with Katharine Blodgett Day because of all the honor she had brought to her community.

Katharine Burr Blodgett received the Francis Garvan Medal from the American Chemical Society for her work on thin films. That same year, she was chosen by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of 15 'women of achievement.'

World War I ended. Katharine Burr Blodgett graduated in 1918 and took a research scientist position working with Langmuir. Her master's degree program at the University of Chicago focused on gas adsorption, researching the chemical structure of charcoals used in gas masks which was a vital technology during World War I.

Katharine Burr Blodgett was born in Schenectady, New York. She was the second child of Katharine Buchanan (Burr) and George Reddington Blodgett. Her father was a patent attorney at General Electric where he headed that department.