Mary Jackson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921-04-09
- Died
- 2005-02-11
- Works
- 33
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 172
- Total plays
- 892
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,206x
- Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation
· 1992 · cited 21,526x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,976x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,383x
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults
· 1998 · cited 14,789x
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Key facts
- Born
- Mary Winston , ( 1921-04-09 ) April 9, 1921, Hampton, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- February 11, 2005 (2005-02-11) (aged 83), Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
- Education
- Hampton University ( BS )
- Known for
- Aerospace engineer at NASA and advocacy for women in STEM fields
- Spouse
- Levi Jackson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; died 1992 )
- Fields
- Aerospace engineering
- Institutions
- NASA
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 9 April 1921
- Died
- 11 February 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hampton
- Place of death
- Hampton
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Mary Jackson (née Winston; April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an American aerospace engineer and mathematician at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She worked at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, for most of her career. She started as a computer at the segregated West Area Computing division in 1951. In 1958, after taking engineering classes, she became NASA's first black female engineer.
After 34 years at NASA, Jackson had earned the most senior engineering title available. She realized she could not earn further promotions without becoming a supervisor. She accepted a demotion to become a manager of both the Federal Women's Program, in the NASA Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and of the Affirmative Action Program. In this role, she worked to influence the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, engineering, and mathematics careers.
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