Technology, Engineering, and Math
The Technology category includes the following fields:
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Computer Science
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Programming/Coding
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Electronics (computers, semiconductors, etc.)
The Engineering category includes the following fields:
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Civil Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Aeronautical Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
Bertha Lamme (1869-1943)
Image Source: Wikipedia
Born: December 16, 1869 in Springfield, Ohio
Died: November 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Bertha Lamme was the first woman to earn an engineering degree from the Ohio State University.
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"Women's History Month: Bertha Lamme, Nation's First Female Electrical Engineer." The Ohio State University College of Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, 22 Mar. 2021, https://ece.osu.edu/news/2021/03/womens-history-month-bertha-lamme-nations-first-female-electrical-engineer.
Madarasz, Anne. "Bertha Lamme, Engineer." Heinz History Center, 10 Mar. 2015, www.heinzhistorycenter.org/blog/collection-spotlight-bertha-lamme-engineer/.
"Bertha Lamme: Engineering pioneer." The Ohio State University College of Engineering, 1 Dec. 2019, engineering.osu.edu/news/2019/12/bertha-lamme-engineering-pioneer.
"Bertha Lamme - Olive Branch High School." National Trust for Historic Preservation, contest.savingplaces.org/zgtpl3db.
Mary Kenneth Keller (1913-1985)
Image Source: University of Wisconsin- Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Born: December 17, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio
Died: January 10, 1985
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Catholic nun who became the first woman to earn a computer science doctorate in the United States who advocated the use of computers for educational purposes.
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Online Articles:
Ryan, Maeve. "Sister Mary Kenneth Keller (PhD, 1965): The first PhD in computer science in the US." University of Wisconsin-Madison, 18 Mar. 2019, www.cs.wisc.edu/2019/03/18/2759/.
J. Head and D. O'Leary, "The Legacy of Mary Kenneth Keller, First U.S. Ph.D. in Computer Science". IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 45, no. 01, pp. 55-63, 2023. https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an/2023/01/10076929/1LFQ2k1iy40.
"Sister Mary Kenneth Keller." Wisconsin Women Making History, https://womeninwisconsin.org/profile/sister-mary-kenneth-keller/.
Neal V. Loving (1916-1998)
Image Source: Dayton Innovation Legacy
Born: February 4, 1916 in Detroit, Michigan
Died: December 19, 1998
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Pilot and aeronautical engineer who worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Loving was a double amputee, losing both of his legs in a plane crash in 1944.
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Lee, Russell. "Neal V. Loving: Pilot, Engineer, Aircraft Designer." National Air and Space Museum, 17 June 2020, https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/neal-v-loving-pilot-engineer-aircraft-designer.
"Neal V. Loving." National Air and Space Museum, https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/neal-v-loving.
Loving, Neal V. "In 1946, a Black Pilot Returned to the Cockpit After a Double Amputation." Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/neal-v-loving-black-pilot-smithsonian-books-180981559/.
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Loving’s Love. YouTube, uploaded by EngineersClubDayton, 12 Apr. 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gci6nXpbS2c.
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Book:
Loving, Neal V.. Loving's Love: A Black American's Experience in Aviation. United Kingdom, Smithsonian, 2023.
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Ralph C. Tyler (1921-1998)
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Born: July 15, 1921 in Guthrie, Oklahoma
Died: August 17, 1998 in Cleveland, Ohio
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The first licensed African-American civil engineer in the state of Ohio. Held numerous positions throughout his career, including serving as the deputy engineer of Cuyahoga County.
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Online Articles:
"Tyler, Ralph C. ." Case Western Reserve University, case.edu/ech/articles/t/tyler-ralph-c.
"Civil engineer Ralph Tyler broke new ground in Ohio." The Ohio State University College of Engineering, 20 Feb. 2024, ceg.osu.edu/news/2024/02/civil-engineer-ralph-tyler-broke-new-ground-ohio.
"Ralph Tyler." Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, www.clevelandsportshall.com/tyler-ralph/.
Scholarship:
"The Ralph C. Tyler Memorial Engineering Scholarship Fund." The Ohio State University College of Engineering, u.osu.edu/zion-10/the-ralph-c-tyler-memorial-engineering-scholarship-fund/.
Thyrsa Frazier Svager (1930-1999)
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Born: June 16, 1930 in Wilberforce, Ohio
Died: July 23, 1999 in Wilberforce, Ohio
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First Black woman in the United States to earn a mathematics doctorate. Spent much of her career as a professor of mathematics and in several administrative roles at Central State University.
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"Thyrsa Frazier Svager." The Dayton Foundation, 1 Sept. 2009, www.daytonfoundation.org/Thyrsa-Frazier-Svager.
"Hidden Figures Revealed ." The Ohio State University College of Arts of Sciences, https://hiddenfigures.osu.edu/about-project.
Houston, Johnny L (2000). "Spotlight on a mathematician: Thyrsa Anne Frazier Svager 1930–1999" (PDF). National Association of Mathematics Newsletter. xxxi (2): Page 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003218/https://secure.portline.com/math/include/pages/files/newsletters/2000%20Summer.pdf.
Video:
Thrysa Frazier Svager: One of Dayton's Hidden Figures. YouTube, uploaded by The Dayton Foundation, 16 Feb. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TTR_7cyqFQ.
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Worksheet:
"Dr. Thyrsa Svager." Ohio State University , https://hiddenfigures.osu.edu/sites/default/files/2022-09/thyrsa_svager.pdf.
Scholarship:
"African‑American Community Foundation ‑ Thyrsa Frazier Svager Scholarship". The Dayton Foundation, https://www.daytonfoundation.org/Svager‑Thyrsa.
Dawon Kahng (1931-1992)
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Born: May 4, 1931 in Seoul, South Korea
Died: May 13, 1992
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Dawon Kahng coinvented the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOFSET).
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Kahng earned his master's degree and his PhD from the Ohio State University.
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"Dawon Kahng." National Inventors Hall of Fame, www.invent.org/inductees/dawon-kahng.
"1960: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Transistor Demonstrated." Computer History Museum, www.computerhistory.org/siliconengine/metal-oxide-semiconductor-mos-transistor-demonstrated/.
Joseph A. Giordmaine; Dawon Kahng. Physics Today. 1 November 1993; 46 (11): 106. https://aip.brightspotcdn.com/PTO.v46.i11.106_1.online.pdf. ​
Adele Goldberg (b. 1945)
Image Source: The Centre for Computing History
Born: 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio
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Computer scientist who developed the Smalltalk programming language.
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Learn More:
Online Articles:
"Adele Goldberg." Computer History Museum, https://computerhistory.org/profile/adele-goldberg/.
Caballar, Rina D. "Q&A: Adele Goldberg on the Legacy of Smalltalk." IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2022, https://spectrum.ieee.org/qa-adele-goldberg-on-the-legacy-of-smalltalk.
Reed, Rachel. "Making Small Talk." University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, 22 May 2017, lsa.umich.edu/lsa/news-events/all-news/search-news/making-small-talk.html.
Video:
Oral History of Adele Goldberg. YouTube, uploaded by Computer History Museum, 7 Sep. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjDVaHNA8ls.
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