Evelyn Granville



Portrait of Evelyn Granville
Courtesy of the MAA Committee on Participation of Women

Evelyn Granville is an American mathematician who was born in 1924. She was one of the first black women in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics.

She has helped NASA's Space Shuttle program a lot. She worked for Space Technology Laboratories. She studies the paths rockets take while in flight.


Evelyn Granville



Portrait of Evelyn Granville
Courtesy of the MAA Committee on Participation of Women

Evelyn Granville is an American mathematician who was born in 1924. She was one of the first black women in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics.

She has made many contributions to NASA's Space Shuttle program. She worked as a mathematical analyst for Space Technology Laboratories. She studies rocket trajectories.


Evelyn Granville



Portrait of Evelyn Granville
Courtesy of the MAA Committee on Participation of Women

Evelyn Granville is an American mathematician who was born in 1924. She was one of the first black women in the United States to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics.

She has made many contributions to NASA's Space Shuttle program. She worked as a mathematical analyst for Space Technology Laboratories. She studies rocket trajectories.



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