Annie Easley

Biography

Annie Easley was an African-American computer scientist and mathematician who worked at NASA for 34 years. She developed and implemented code for the Centaur rocket stage, which launched the first missions to explore other planets. She also contributed to energy-conversion systems and battery technology that laid the groundwork for hybrid vehicles. Throughout her career, she faced racial discrimination but remained a fierce advocate for equal opportunity in STEM.

安妮·伊斯利是一位非裔美国计算机科学家和数学家，在NASA工作了34年。她为半人马座火箭级开发和实施了代码，该火箭发射了探索其他行星的第一批任务。她还为能量转换系统和电池技术做出了贡献，这为混合动力汽车奠定了基础。在她的整个职业生涯中，她面临种族歧视但始终是STEM领域机会平等的坚定倡导者。

Key Achievements

• Developed code for the Centaur rocket stage

  为半人马座火箭级开发代码

• Contributed to battery technology for hybrid vehicles

  为混合动力汽车的电池技术做出贡献

• 34-year career at NASA as a computer scientist

  在NASA担任34年计算机科学家

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Annie Easley — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Easley
2. NASA Glenn Research Center oral history, 2001