Josephine Webb
Josephine Webb (born June 21, 1918) is an American electrical engineer. She was known as "switchgear".[1] She designed an eighteen-inch, full newspaper size fax machine with superior resolution.
Josephine Webb | |
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| Born | Josephine Rohas June 21, 1918 Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Purdue University |
| Occupation | Inventor, electrical engineer |
| Spouse(s) | Herbert Webb |
| Children | Two daughters |
Webb co-founded Webb Consulting Company with her husband, also an electrical engineer. She is one of the first female electrical engineers, and considered a pioneer by the Society of Women Engineers. At Purdue University, she was one out of a total of five women engineers.
References
- ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPHINE WEBB, BY LAUREN KATA, MARCH 2 & 3, 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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