Annie J. Easley
(April 23, 1933 – June 25, 2011) an African-American computer
scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist. She worked for the Lewis
Research Center of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) and its predecessor, the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). She was a leading member
of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket
stage and one of the first African-Americans in her
field.
Annie J. Easley spent her 34-year career working for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She started
there as a "human
computer." Later she
became one of the first black
computer programmers, working on alternative-energy technologies,
energy-conservation systems, and the Centaur launch
system. During her career Easley was transferred laterally three times, but did
not receive any significant promotions.
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