Consuelo Milner Explained

Consuelo "Connie" Stokes Milner (May 30, 1927 – September 4, 2020) [1] was an American engineer, cryptographer, and educator.[2]

Early life

Milner originally worked in dress design before going into engineering.[3] She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, education honor society.[4]

Scientific career

Milner worked as an electrical engineer at the Brooklyn Navy Yard at the GS-12 level.[5] She received this promotion after 10 years of service.[6] Milner was the first woman to hold that high of a position ever.[5] Her work was considered to be classified.[5] Milner's work also included Cryptography for the Naval Applied Science Lab.[2]

Patent

Milner held a US patent for thermally stabilized crystal units.[7] This was a method for producing electricity.[8]

Later career

Milner later became a mathematics teacher.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Visit Consuelo "Connie" Stokes Milner's Memorial Website. everloved.com.
  2. Cyberculture & Girls. June 27, 1964. The New Yorker.
  3. Web site: Ebony . April 1963 . Johnson Publishing Company .
  4. https://www.nspdkeasternregion.org/uploads/1/3/0/7/130759824/october_2020.pdf National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa
  5. Web site: Ebony. Johnson Publishing. Company. April 9, 1963. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Untold Stories: Setting the Record Straight on Tech's Racial History | IEEE Computer Society.
  7. Web site: Thermally stabilized crystal units.
  8. Book: Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office . 1965 . The Office .
  9. News: Computer Show Fascinating to and by the Numbers. Lacey. Fosburgh. The New York Times . September 3, 1970.

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