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Annie Easley
Developer of Computer Code for Energy and Spaceflight Technology
1955–1989
The contribution
How this work helped shape America
NASA mathematician and computer programmer Annie Easley developed and implemented computer code used to research energy-conversion systems, alternative-power technology, battery systems, and the Centaur upper-stage rocket. Her work contributed to NASA research in energy technology and spaceflight.