Annie Easley
Annie Easley was born on April 23, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama. She is an African-American computer scientist who worked for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its predecessor agency, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics's Lewis Research Center. She was one of the first African-American women in the team, that developed software for the Centaur rocket stage.
In her 34 years of career, she developed and implemented computer code that analyzed substitute power technologies, supported Centaur, identified wind, solar and energy projects for NACA. She also helped to determine energy conversion systems and alternate systems to solve energy problems.
Annie Easley was interviewed in Cleveland, on August 21, 2001 by Sandra Johnson.The interview is stored in the NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Program. The 55 page interview transcript includes material on the history of the Civil Rights Movement, Glenn Research Center, Johnson Space Center, space flight, and the contribution of women to space flight.
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