Vera Huckel

Vera Huckel was one of the first female computers at NACA, now NASA, where she mainly worked in the Dynamic Loads Division.[1]

Vera Huckel
Vera Huckel, 1966
OccupationComputer
Aerospace engineer
Mathematician
EmployerNational Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Huckel wrote the program for NASA's first electronic computer. She also worked as a supervisory mathematician and aerospace engineer during her time at NACA/NASA. As a mathematician, she was involved in the testing of sonic booms in supersonic flight.[1]

Huckel retired from NASA in 1972.[2][3]

References
  1. "The Women of NASA - National Women's History Museum". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. "Women's Activism NYC". womensactivism.nyc. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. "Daily Press: Hampton Roads News, Virginia News & Videos". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.


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