Beatrice Hicks

Beatrice Alice Hicks (January 2, 1919 – October 21, 1979) was an American engineer and the owner of Newark Controls Company. Hicks developed a gas density switch that has been used in the U.S. space program, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, in aircraft including the Boeing 707, in communications, to monitor nuclear weapons, and in equipment for the electric utility industry. Hicks was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Hicks was the co-founder and first president of the Society of Women Engineers.

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