Engineers by Taylor Anderson https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2 Made with fortitude en-us 2018-06-28 17:14:04 UTC 2018-06-28 18:34:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Helen Augusta Blanchard - Lucia & Rishika https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888555 Helen, Born in a wealthy family, didn't really need to much for herself. Helen, even though didn't do it much, she really enjoyed sewing. When her family got into a predicament and lost their fortune, Helen had a skill that helped them get by. Before that happened, Helen the few times that she got, she worked with sewing and had constructed her own method that helped her sew. The Zig Zag Stitch. She saw a problem, that the stitch was not sturdy enough, and she fixed it. In society today, that's exactly what engineers do. Helen was her own engineer of her time, helping change the world step by step. Helen and other, engineers, help shape our world to this day. ]]> 2018-06-28 17:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888555 Esther Marley Conwell https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888608 By: Lyla and Lila
Esther Cowell was a leader in semiconductor research. Her work explaining how electrons travel through semiconductors changed the face of modern computing. Esther Marley Cowell was born May 23, 1922 in New York City.   She received a membership in the National Academy of Science and the National Academy of Engineering. She received the National Medal of Science in 2009, was chosen as one of Discover magazine’s Top 50 Women in Science in 2002, and received the Edison Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1997 – the first woman ever to receive that award.  She retired from Xerox in 1998 and became a professor at the University of Rochester where she continued her research until she passed away after being hit by a car in 2014 at the age of 92. 
In conclusion, she was awesome!

]]> 2018-06-28 17:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888608 Martha J. Coston- Maya and Lauren https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888751 Martha created signals flares with the design from her husband. Martha was 24 and a widow with four children. She found her husbands design for a flare and created it. But there are always challenges while creating things. The two challenges Martha ran into is they had to be simple, and the other problem is how to make them durable, bright, and long lasting. She worked on the design for years then a idea struck her, she should use a firecracker for the base of her design. She elaborated a plane to include fireworks into the night flares. The U.S Navy paid Martha $20,000 for the patent and a contract to allow her to manufacture them. The flares have helped the U.S win wars and save many lives. So thanks to Martha J. Coston we have something to use to help save people and win wars.]]> 2018-06-28 17:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888751 Ruth Davis- Cadel & Sara https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888757 Ruth Davis was born in 1928 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. Bucking the traditional path for women at the time, Davis studied math at American University, earning her BA in 1950 and continued on to earn her master’s (1952) and PhD (1955) in math from the University of Maryland, College Park, becoming the first women to receive a PhD in math from that university. Davis married George Lohr in 1961. He died in 1994 

]]> 2018-06-28 17:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888757 Olive Dennis https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888782 Olive Denis was the first female member of the American Railroad Engineering  Association. She was the second woman graduating from Cornell with a degree in civil engineering. She also has a Master's degree in Mathematics and Astronomy from Columbia.
She faced employment discrimination because she was a women. Finally she got a job at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as an engineer of service. She was responsible for improving passenger service on trains. She invented and patented the Dennis Ventilator which allowed passengers to easily control their windows. She played a major role in air conditioning in coaches, dimming lights, and reclining seats. ]]> 2018-06-28 17:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888782 Lillian Moller Gilbreth- Katherine and Lauren https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888884 Lillian Moller Gilbreth was born in Oakland, California on May 24, 1878. Lillian created many inventions including the foot-pedal trash can, and refrigerator door shelves. At the age of 89, she was the first woman to be elected into the National Academy of Engineering. She was also issued membership number one by the Society of Woman Engineers. Lillian Moller Gilbreth died on January 2nd, 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 94. ]]> 2018-06-28 17:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888884 Julia Morgan (1872-1957) denng230 https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888991 Julia Morgan was one of the most well known woman engineers in the United states and designed over 800 buildings. she established earthquake resistant buildings she was able to make many buildings in the bay area where there were many earthquakes.

The first woman to receive an architecture license in California and her engineering background helped her lead the way in earthquake-resistant structures.
]]> 2018-06-28 17:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268888991 Kate Gleason https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889109 Born on November 25, 1865 in Rochester New York. She attended Cornell University as a "special student" in 1884 to study Mechanical arts. Gleason also studied part time in Sibley Collage of Engraving Mechanics Institute.  Kate's first work was in her fathers tool factory.
Kate Gleason was the first female member of the American concrete constitute.]]> 2018-06-28 17:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889109 Elsie Eaves ( 1899-1983) By: Angelinna and Katherine M. https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889168 Elsie Eaves was born in Colorado in 1899. In 1922, she graduated from the University of Colorado with a civil engineering degree. She was the first women to be a full member of ASCE. ASCE stands for American Society of Civil Engineers. She was then the manager of Construction Economics department. In this position, she directed it on "Post War Planning". This estimated what work could go on after World War 2. She retired in 1963, and she dies on March 27, 1983.]]> 2018-06-28 17:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889168 Grace Hopper https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889178 Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906, in New York City. She graduated from Vassar College with a BA in mathematics and physics. She then joined the Vassar faculty. She also served a good portion of her life in the navy. She married Vincent Foster Hopper (she soon divorced him years later). She also worked for Harvard's Computation Laboratory and the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation.  She was a great leader because of her perseverance. She died on January 1, 1992 in Virginia. 

]]> 2018-06-28 17:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889178 Edith Clarke https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889418 - Born February 10, 1883 in Howard County, Maryland
- Earned a bachelor degree in math and astronomy at Vassar College
- Earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from MIT
-  ]]> 2018-06-28 17:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889418 Irmgard Flügge-Lotz https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889533 Irmgard Flügge-Lotz didn't graduate high school until she was 20. In 1927, she earned the degree of Diplom-Ingenieur, and in 1929, she became a Doktor-Ingenieur. she was unable to work full time as an engineer due to being asked to devote half of her time to clerical work, leaving the other half for research.
During her research she solved the equation for the spanwise lift distribution of an airplane wing and helped make airplanes safer.

By: Hope and Vivi


]]> 2018-06-28 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889533 Beatrice Hicks- Soo-Jin and Kaelyn https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889561 Beatrice Hicks was born on January 2, 1919 in Orange, New Jersey. She won awards from many colleges because of all the work she has done in her life, she worked on telephone and aircraft communications. For three years, Hicks served as a research assistant for the Newark College of engineering, then went on to work at Western Electric ~ becoming the first woman engineer of that company in 1942. She was elected the first president for the Society of Woman Engineers (SWE), she was awarded SWE's highest honor award, the Achievement award in 1963. She was also awarded a doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), making her the first ever woman to receive an honorary doctorate from RPI]]> 2018-06-28 17:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268889561 https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268890097 2018-06-28 17:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268890097 https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268892354 2018-06-28 18:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/taylor_anderson2013/9gv9njevyry2/wish/268892354