Mary McCammon

Mary Lister McCammon
Born
Mary Lister

August 23, 1927
DiedApril 11, 2008(2008-04-11) (aged 80)
Alma materUniversity of London (BSc, MSc)
Imperial College London (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisThe relaxation method applied to the solution of problems of viscous flow (1953)
Doctoral advisorD. N. de G. Allen[1]

Mary Lister McCammon (23 August 1927 – 11 April 2008)[2] was a British mathematician and professor at Pennsylvania State University. She was the first woman to complete a doctoral degree in mathematics at Imperial College London, which she did in 1953.[1]

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  2. ^ "Faculty and Staff News of Record: Obituaries May 8, 2008". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 13 October 2019.