Theresa M. Korn
American engineer, radio enthusiast, and airplane pilot (1926–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Theresa Marie Korn (née McLaughlin, November 5, 1926 – April 9, 2020) was an American engineer, radio enthusiast, and airplane pilot. The first woman to earn an engineering degree from what is now Carnegie Mellon University,[1][2] she was the author of multiple books on engineering and mathematics.
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Born | Theresa Marie McLaughlin (1926-11-05)November 5, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | April 5, 2020(2020-04-05) (aged 93) Wenatchee, Washington, U.S. |
Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology University of California, Los Angeles (Master's) |
Employer(s) | Curtiss-Wright, Boeing |
Known for | Author, engineer, radio enthusiast, and airplane pilot |
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A fictionalized version of Korn is one of the characters in the novel Kay Everett Calls CQ by Amelia Lobsenz (Vanguard Press, 1951), describing a girls' summer road trip adventure in the 1940s with ham radio and flying components.[3]