Edith Clarke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Clarke

American engineer

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1883

Place of Birth: Howard County, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1959

Profession: engineer, physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Edith Clarke (February 10, 1883 – October 29, 1959) was the first woman to be professionally employed as an electrical engineer in the United States, and the first female professor of electrical engineering in the country.
She was the first woman to deliver a paper at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the first female engineer whose professional standing was recognized by Tau Beta Pi, and the first woman named as a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
She specialized in electrical power system analysis and wrote Circuit Analysis of A-C Power Systems.