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Beatrice Hicks
Engineer from the United States · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1919 to 1979 · aged 60
Beatrice Alice Hicks was an American engineer and the owner of Newark Controls Company.
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2017National Inventors Hall of FameAward2001National Women's Hall of FameAward1979Died21 October 19791963Society of Women Engineers Achievement AwardAward1919Born2 January 1919
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Hicks developed a gas density switch that has been used in the U.S. space program, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, in aircraft including the Boeing 707, in communications, to monitor nuclear weapons, and in equipment for the electric utility industry. Hicks was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1979 · aged 60
