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The following is a list of notable African-American women who have made contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.. An excerpt from a 1998 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education by Juliane Malveaux reads: "There are other reasons to be concerned about the paucity of African American women in science, especially as scientific occupations are among the ...
IBM's 1st black Distinguished Engineer and 2nd black IBM Fellow. Inventor of several software engineering techniques including system and methods for locating mobile devices using location and presence information [98] Jackson, John W. Jr. 1953–2007 Electrical engineer, inventor, activist: Co-inventor of imaging x-ray spectrometer. NASA engineer.
During his visit, he spoke about the need for industry and subsequently, the need for male and female engineers following Britain's 200 year rule in India. [2] Gupta enrolled in engineering college and became the first female admitted for engineering at that school. [2] As the first female engineering student, she faced many challenges.
She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2020, for "leadership in providing technology-driven sustainable housing and environmental engineering solutions in the United States and South Africa". [11] She was inducted into Tau Beta Pi, DC Alpha chapter as an Eminent Engineer, and she is a History Maker.
Engineering portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:African-American engineers . It includes African-American engineers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Katherine Johnson Johnson in 1983 Born Creola Katherine Coleman (1918-08-26) August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. Died February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 101) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Other names Katherine Goble Education West Virginia State University (BS) Occupation Mathematician Employers NACA NASA (1953–1986) Known for Calculating trajectories for NASA ...
The ACM-Mills Conference on Pioneering Women in Computing. Mills College, Oakland, California. May 7, 2000; In Black and White: A Guide to Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles and Books Concerning More than 15,000 Black Individuals and Groups. 3rd edition Mary Mace Spradling, ed. (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co.), 1980. p. 289.
Evelynn Maxine Hammonds [1] (born 1953) is an American feminist and scholar. She is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, and former Dean of Harvard College.