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Famous women in technology

Dr. Shirley Jackson was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the prestigious MIT in 1973. While working at Bell Laboratories, she conducted groundbreaking research that enabled other researchers to develop the mobile fax, the sound
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Dr. Shirley Jackson was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the prestigious MIT in 1973. While working at Bell Laboratories, she conducted groundbreaking research that enabled other researchers to invent the mobile fax, touch-tone telephone, solar cells, fiber optic cable and the technology behind caller ID.

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