Mina Rees
Mathematician who guided American math research after WWII.
Their Story
Mina Rees was an American mathematician who became a leader in organizing and supporting mathematical research. She helped direct funding for math and early computing in the United States and became the first woman president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was also a respected educator and administrator.
Era
1900s
Field
Mathematics
Mina Rees
Mathematician who guided American math research after WWII.
Math · Mathematics · 1900s · Women in STEM
Their Story
Mina Rees was an American mathematician who became a leader in organizing and supporting mathematical research. She helped direct funding for math and early computing in the United States and became the first woman president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was also a respected educator and administrator.
Key Innovation
Shaped national support for mathematics and early computing research in the U.S.
Why It Matters Today
Her leadership helped build the research system that still funds science and math discoveries today.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Rees
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
