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Barbara Paulson

American former human computer at NASA

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Lived 1928–2023, aged 95United States
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    1928–2023
    Aged 95
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Updated 2026-06-20

Barbara Jean Paulson was an American human computer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and one of the first female scientists employed there. Paulson began working as a mathematician at JPL in 1948, where she calculated rocket trajectories by hand. She is among the women who made early progress at JPL.

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