Barbara Paulson | |
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 (left to right) Paulson, Vickie Wang and Helen Ling, working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, socializing over lunch (1980) | |
| Born | Barbara Jean Lewis April 11, 1928 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 2023 (aged 94) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | JPL Human Computer, Engineer |
| Employer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Notable work | Trajectory calculations for Explorer 1, Vikings 1 & 2, Voyagers 1 & 2, Mariner Probes |
| Spouse | Harry Murray Paulson (1959-2003) |
| Children | Karen Bishop, Kathleen Knutson |
Barbara Jean Paulson (née Lewis; April 11, 1928 – February 26, 2023) was an American human computer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and one of the first female scientists employed there.[1] Paulson began working as a mathematician at JPL in 1948, where she calculated rocket trajectories by hand.[2] She is among the women who made early progress at JPL.
- ^ Holt, Nathalia (2016). Rise of the rocket girls : the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to Mars (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0316338929. OCLC 917345188.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Conway, Erik (2007-03-27). "Women Made Early Inroads at JPL". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2017-12-12.