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Aug 1, 2024 · Shirley Ann Jackson is an American scientist and educator and the first Black woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jackson helped develop technologies that made communication faster and easier and was an advocate for minority representation in academia,
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Shirley Ann Jackson, FREng (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, [ 1 ] and the first African American woman to ...
Mar 21, 2016 · Natural curiosity and motivation, as well as encouragement from her parents, helped propel Jackson into a career of many firsts. In 1973, Jackson became the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – in any field.
Aug 31, 2021 · Shirley Ann Jackson has broken many barriers for Black women physicists; as the first Black woman to earn a PhD from MIT and the second Black woman in the United States to earn a PhD in physics, she is a trailblazer.
Dec 19, 2017 · Shirley Ann Jackson ’68, PhD ’73, worked to help bring about more diversity at MIT, where she was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate. She then applied her mix of vision and...
Sep 29, 2017 · Shirley Jackson (right) answers a question from the audience at an event recounting her experiences as an MIT student and as a leader in nuclear science and higher education. MIT Professor Paula Hammond (left), head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, led the discussion.
Dec 16, 2011 · Shirley Ann Jackson serves as a role model for the movement to promote improved education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. A book about her for young people captures her...
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