Dorothy Smith | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Dorothy_Smith,_British_electrical_engineer.jpg) Smith in 1958 | |
| Born | 10 February 1899 |
| Died | 22 February 1975 (aged 76) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Chartered Electrical Engineer |
| Known for | Chairman of Manchester Branch of the Women's Engineering Society 1943-45, second woman to achieve Full Membership of the Institution of Electrical Engineering in 1958 |
Dorothy Smith (10 February 1899 – 22 February 1975) was a British electrical engineer. She worked for the engineering firm Metropolitan-Vickers (formerly British Westinghouse) from 1916 to 1959, retiring after forty-three years at the company.[1] She was the second woman to gain Full Membership of the Institution of Electrical Engineers since Hertha Ayrton in 1899 and was a prominent member of the Manchester branch of the Women's Engineering Society.[2]
- ^ "Dorothy Smith's Work on Electric Motors." The Woman Engineer. 8(16): 19. Spring 1960 – via Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://twej.theiet.org/twej/WES_Vol_8a.html
- ^ "News of Members." The Woman Engineer. 8(10): 8. Autumn 1958 – via Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://twej.theiet.org/twej/WES_Vol_8a.html