Physicist and leader whose research shaped modern communication.
Shirley Ann Jackson is a theoretical physicist who was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT. Her research in physics contributed to technologies used in telecommunications. She has also led major institutions and advised the U.S. government on science.
Era
1900s
Field
Physics
Physicist and leader whose research shaped modern communication.
Science · Physics · 1900s · Women in STEM, Black Innovators
Shirley Ann Jackson is a theoretical physicist who was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT. Her research in physics contributed to technologies used in telecommunications. She has also led major institutions and advised the U.S. government on science.
Conducted physics research that supported advances in telecommunications technology.
Her work connects to the phones and devices students use to communicate every day.
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org