âThe Legacy of Pearl Youngâ
A NASA History presentation by Dr. Caitlin Milera
Time/Date: 12:30â1:30 pm ET on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Link: Join us virtually via Ustream: https://video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-lrc. Pre-registration is
not required.
Join us live from NASAâs Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where keynote speaker Dr. Caitlin Milera, director of the
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium and North Dakota NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, will present âThe Legacy of Pearl Young.â Dr. Mileraâs doctoral degree dissertation explored Youngâs resiliency as she faced the academic and professional
barriers as a woman in STEM.
There will be a live Q&A session to follow. Questions can be submitted via the Conference i/o tool link that will be provided during the eventâs broadcast.
Pearl Young is considered the first professional woman to work for the
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). She graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1919 with majors in physics, mathematics, and chemistry, and in 1922 started working at what was then called the NACAâs Langley Field. After spending a
few years working in the instrumentation division, she suggested that Langley required someone to oversee the technical reports system and was given the job. She led the effort until World War II, and in 1943 published the âStyle Manual for Engineering Authors,â which
became the go-to reference guide for the publishing of NACA reports at Langley and other centers, ensuring that all technical publications were consistently accurate, thorough, and well organized.
This NASA History Talk is presented in partnership with NASA Langleyâs Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Day.
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