Beatrice Hicks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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engineer from the United States
Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1919
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 21-Oct-1979
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Beatrice Hicks
- Beatrice Alice Hicks (January 2, 1919 – October 21, 1979) was an American engineer, the first woman engineer to be hired by Western Electric, and both co-founder and first president of the Society of Women Engineers.
- Despite entering the field at a time where engineering was seen as an inappropriate career for a woman, Hicks held a variety of leadership positions and eventually became the owner of an engineering firm.
- During her time there, Hicks developed a gas density switch that would be used in the U.S.
- space program, including the Apollo moon landing missions.
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