Hilda Hudson was a friend of Hilda Lyon, also a mathematician who became an aeronautical engineer. Hilda H helped to nominate Hilda L for membership of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
More about them in my book. Details in ALT.
Hilda Hudson mathematician graduated @Newnham_College 1903 ad eundem degrees @tcddublin 1906 & 13. 1917 joined Air Ministry for aeronautical engineering research, applying mathematical modelling to aircraft design Cremona transformation. b. #OTD 11 Jun 1881 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_P...
Marianne Laqueur #German #Jewish pre #WWII refugee 1936 family fled persecution to #Turkey, became 1 of 1st women computer scientists. Worked globally @ IBM & NCR for next 40 years before returning to Germany to become a local politician in #Weisbaden b. #OTD 11 Jun 1918 bit.ly/3AIXaqk #WomenInSTEM
What does ROSALIND FRANKLIN have to do with a BRITA WATER FILTER? I'll explain.
I've written before about Rosalind Franklin's pioneering work in structural virology, but she also built the first models of how carbon is structured.
The 'Franklin model' has 2 categories:
graphitic & non-graphitic.
1947 Marjorie Bell was Chief Inspector of Factories in Mandatory Palestine, overseeing canning in Jaffa & Dead Sea potash, olive oil, soap works & oil refineries @ Haifa with bullets whizzing overhead @wes1919.bsky.social President 1956-7 d #OTD 10 Jun 2001 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjori...
Margaret Greig UK applied mathematician, worked upon theory of worsted spinning, especially superdraft system. Her work led to improvements in tension rollers. #WWII worked @ Air Warfare Analysis Section of MoD on analysis of strategic bombing. d. #OTD 10 Jun 1999 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...
Peggy Hodges, UK guided missile #engineer @ GEC Marconi. Read Natural Sciences @girtoncollege.bsky.social Consulted by labs, govt depts, missions to US. 1970 Prince Charles “could think of nothing worse than being...pursued by one of her weapons". b. #OTD 11 Jun 1921 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_H...
Geraldine Holm Hoch US chemical engineer 1 of 1st women @ Pratt & Whitney, Northrop Grumman, Bendix Corp, Midwest Research Institute & Lockheed Martin. Patented corrosion prevention systems for Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, used on Boeing 747 b #OTD 10 Jun 1924 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldi...
Cathrine Horsbøl 1 of #Denmark's 1st woman master carpenters furniture designers. Age 13 joined workshop in Ribe, then apprenticeship in Copenhagen, completed 1893. Studied in Berlin & Paris, 1890s opened successful business in Copenhagen b #OTD 10 Jun 1872 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathrin...
Else Haugk 1st #Swiss woman to earn pilot's licence. Trained in Germany, received Swiss licence No. 48 on 11 May & German licence No. 785 on 6 Jun 1914. Nurse in #WWI, 1952 moved to #Chile & took up piloting again, flying over the #Andes b. #OTD 10 Jun 1889 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else_Ha...
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Hilda Hudson mathematician graduated @Newnham_College 1903 ad eundem degrees @tcddublin 1906 & 13. 1917 joined Air Ministry for aeronautical engineering research, applying mathematical modelling to aircraft design Cremona transformation. b. #OTD 11 Jun 1881 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_P...
