Edith Clarke
Facts
22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- February 10, 1883
- Date of death
- October 29, 1959
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- New York City
- Country of citizenship
- United States[11]
- Occupation
- electrical engineer, engineer, physicist, inventor, university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vassar College[15][16][17]
- Award received
- National Inventors Hall of Fame, Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award, IEEE Fellow, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame[18][19][20][21]
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Described by source
- Women In Science, Women of Achievement in Maryland history
- Family name
- Clarke
- Given name
- Edith
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- 100 DC Women
- Place of burial
- Saint Johns Cemetery of Howard County[10]
- Residence
- Massachusetts
- ISNI
- 0000000498547919
- VIAF cluster ID
- 588150382194213500005
- Library of Congress authority ID
- no2017109741
- GND ID
- 1293660116
- American National Biography ID
- 1300295
- CONOR.SI ID
- 215442787
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140011528725810180
- Enciclopedia delle donne ID
- edith-clarke
- FemBio ID
- 5949
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 231588009
- Freebase ID
- /m/0dwpdb
- Google Arts & Culture entity ID
- m0dwpdb
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- IEEE Xplore author ID
- 37307901100
- IdRef ID
- 183710002
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA1995706X
- National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
- edith-clarke
- National Library of Korea ID
- KAC2018O0393
- Open Library ID
- OL2364174A
- SBN author ID
- PUVV337108
- Scopus author ID
- 56697393100
- WikiTree person ID
- Clarke-25181
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJwHhHhRXv3XKxj7W9c773
- ZbMATH author ID
- clarke.edith
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Educated at 3
Employer 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
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Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
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Summary
Edith Clarke's place of birth was Baltimore[1]. She was born on February 10, 1883[2]. She died in New York City[3]. She died on October 29, 1959[4]. She worked as an electrical engineer[5], engineer[6], physicist[7], inventor[8], and university teacher[9].
Body
Education
Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[15], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1848[27]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; and Vassar College[17], a liberal arts college in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34].
Career and Affiliations
Employers include University of Texas at Austin[12], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1883[37], headquartered in Austin[38]; General Electric[13], a multinational corporation[39]; and American College for Girls[14], a school[40], in Turkey[41], founded in 1871[42].
Recognition
Awards received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[18], a nonprofit organization[43], in United States[44], founded in 1973[45], headquartered in North Canton[46]; Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award[19], an award[47]; IEEE Fellow[20], a science award[48]; and Maryland Women's Hall of Fame[21], a hall of fame[49], in United States[50].
Death and Burial
The cause of death was myocardial infarction[51].
FAQs
Where was Edith Clarke born?
Born in Baltimore[1].
Where did Edith Clarke die?
Edith Clarke died in New York City[3].
What did Edith Clarke do for work?
Edith Clarke worked as electrical engineer[5], engineer[6], physicist[7], inventor[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did Edith Clarke go to school?
Edith Clarke was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[15], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], and Vassar College[17].
What awards did Edith Clarke receive?
Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[18], Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award[19], IEEE Fellow[20], and Maryland Women's Hall of Fame[21].