Early Women of Radio and Electrical Science [Historically Speaking] [Women in Engineering

Abstract

This article looks at the careers of some pioneer women in radio and electrical sciences who were active within the hundred years of Hertz’s verification of Maxwell’s equations. Of the seven women chosen here, most were subject to major discrimination, even at universities or in the workplace, due to either being married or just being women. In many cases, their talent was recognized early, and they were put on the right path to achieve what they did. My intention is to concentrate on women in radio and electrical science who were first to achieve something that was productive or led to research so that they made it easier for other women who followed. Seven remarkable women are identified whose work had lasting impact.