Beatrice Hicks
(1919-1979)
American engineer
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Beatrice Alice Hicks (January 2, 1919 – October 21, 1979) was an American engineer, the first woman engineer to be hired by Western Electric, and both co-founder and first president of the Society of Women Engineers. Despite entering the field at a time where engineering was seen as an inappropriate career for a woman, Hicks held a variety of leadership positions and eventually became the owner of an engineering firm. During her time there, Hicks developed a gas density switch that would be used in the U.S. space program, including the Apollo moon landing missions.
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2 January 1919 Orange, New Jersey
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21 October 1979 (aged 60) Princeton, New Jersey
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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