Evelyn Boyd Granville, mathematician who broke barriers, dies at 99 washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
One of the first Black women to receive a doctorate in mathematics from an American university, Evelyn Boyd Granville's groundbreaking work in computers included helping calculate orbit trajectories and lunar-landing scenarios for the space program.
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Lewis Branscomb, Champion of Science Across Fields, Dies at 96 indianexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indianexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.