Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson
New York, United States
Shirley Ann Jackson was the first black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT and the first to be awarded the National Medal of Science. She invented call waiting, caller ID, and the touch-tone phone.
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In spring 2007, Dr. Jackson was awarded the Vannevar Bush Award for "a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy". Jackson continues to be involved in politics and public policy. In 2008 she became the University Vice Chairman of the US Council on Competitiveness, a non-for profit group based in Washington, DC. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Jackson to serve on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a 20-member advisory group dedicated to public policy. She was appointed an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2012.
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New York, United States
Shirley Ann Jackson was the first black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT and the first to be awarded the National Medal of Science. She invented call waiting, caller ID, and the touch-tone phone.
JOINED: 4 years ago
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LAST 12 MONTHS: 0
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In spring 2007, Dr. Jackson was awarded the Vannevar Bush Award for "a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy". Jackson continues to be involved in politics and public policy. In 2008 she became the University Vice Chairman of the US Council on Competitiveness, a non-for profit group based in Washington, DC. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Jackson to serve on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a 20-member advisory group dedicated to public policy. She was appointed an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 2012.
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