Gertrude Blanch
American mathematician (1897-1996) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 98
Gertrude Blanch was an American mathematician who did pioneering work in numerical analysis and computation. She was a leader of the Mathematical Tables Project in New York from its beginning.
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1996Died1 January 19961964Federal Woman's AwardAward1963Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian ServiceAward1958United States Air Force award or decorationAward1897Born2 February 1897
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She worked later as the assistant director and leader of the Numerical Analysis at UCLA computing division and was head of mathematical research for the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1897 to 1996 · aged 98
