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Annie Easley
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American mathematician and rocket scientist
Key facts
- Born
- Annie Jean Easley , ( 1933-04-23 ) April 23, 1933, Birmingham, Alabama
- Died
- June 25, 2011 (2011-06-25) (aged 78), Cleveland, Ohio
- Alma mater
- Cleveland State University (BS)
- Occupation
- Computer engineer
- Employer s
- Lewis Research Center at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Annie
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Place of death
- Cleveland
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- computer engineering
- Image
- NASA Science and Engineering Newsletter Annie Easley (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-00-00
- date of death
- 2011-06-25
- Commons category
- Annie Easley
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Encyclopedic overview
Annie Jean Easley (April 23, 1933 – June 25, 2011) was an African American computer scientist who contributed significantly to the beginning iterations of NASA's rocket technologies.
Easley was born in 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, raised by a single mother. Segregation disallowed Annie from many normal job opportunities that others of different color and gender might get, but her mother strived for her to have a good education nonetheless. She attended Holy Family High School for most of her schooling life, culminating in her graduating as valedictorian.
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