Consuelo "Connie" Stokes Milner (May 30, 1927 – September 4, 2020) [1] was an American engineer, cryptographer, and educator. [2]
Early life
Milner originally worked in dress design prior to going into engineering. [3] She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, education honor society. [4]
Scientific career
Milner worked as an electrical engineer at the Brooklyn Navy Yard at the GS-12 level. [5] She received this promotion after 10 years of service. [6] Milner was the first woman to hold that high of a position ever. [5] Her work was considered to be classified. [5] Milner's work also included Cryptography for the Naval Applied Science Lab. [2]
Patent
Milner held a US patent to Thermally stabilized crystal units. [7] This was a method for producing electricity. [8]
Later career
Milner later became a mathematics teacher. [9]
References
- ^ "Visit Consuelo "Connie" Stokes Milner's Memorial Website". everloved.com.
- ^ a b "Cyberculture & Girls". The New Yorker. June 27, 1964.
- ^ "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company. April 1963.
- ^ National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa October 2020 [ dead link]
- ^ a b c Company, Johnson Publishing (April 9, 1963). "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "Untold Stories: Setting the Record Straight on Tech's Racial History | IEEE Computer Society".
- ^ "Thermally stabilized crystal units".
- ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. The Office. 1965.
- ^ Fosburgh, Lacey (September 3, 1970). "Computer Show Fascinating to and by the Numbers". The New York Times.
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