Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Consuelo Milner
American cryptograher and engineer (1927–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Consuelo "Connie" Stokes Milner (May 30, 1927 – September 4, 2020) [1] was an American engineer, cryptographer, and educator.[2]
Early life
Milner originally worked in dress design before going into engineering.[3] She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, education honor society.[4]
Scientific career
Milner worked as an electrical engineer at the Brooklyn Navy Yard at the GS-12 level.[5] She received this promotion after 10 years of service.[6] Milner was the first woman to hold that high of a position ever.[5] Her work was considered to be classified.[5] Milner's work also included Cryptography for the Naval Applied Science Lab.[2]
Patent
Milner held a US patent for thermally stabilized crystal units.[7] This was a method for producing electricity.[8]
Later career
Milner later became a mathematics teacher.[9]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads