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The First Lady of Engineering: Chapter 4
YY taught at Tennessee State University, a historically Black university, for 55 years. In this episode, we hear from YY’s colleagues, students and f…
4 years ago
The First Lady of Engineering: Chapter 3
What is mechanical engineering? What was YY actually doing? This episode is about the work itself – specifically, the work Yvonne Young Clark did at …
4 years ago
The First Lady of Engineering: Chapter 2
When YY started college at Howard University as a mechanical engineering student, there were three things she swore she’d never do: marry a tall man,…
4 years ago
The First Lady of Engineering: Chapter 1
With a librarian mother and a physician father, YY was brought up in a supportive, educated, and prosperous Black enclave of Louisville, Kentucky. He…
4 years ago
The First Lady of Engineering: Trailer
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as YY throughout her career, has also been nicknamed “The First Lady of Engineering,” because of her groundbreaking achievemen…
4 years, 1 month ago
Meet our new cohost!
Carol Sutton Lewis, host of the podcast Ground Control Parenting, has long been interested in Black history. This season, she’s joining Lost Women of…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: The Weather Myth
We saw the story over and over again: computer programmer Klára Dán von Neumann was a pioneer in weather forecasting. But when we talked to Thomas Ha…
4 years, 4 months ago
A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 5
After Johnny’s death, Klári becomes the keeper of his legacy. It’s an exhausting, full-time commitment that takes her out of the computing world for …
4 years, 5 months ago
A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 4
After World War II, tensions build between the Soviet Union and the U.S. Scientists at Los Alamos continue developing nuclear weapons, helped by the …
4 years, 5 months ago
A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 3
When John von Neumann runs into fellow mathematician Herman Goldstine at a train station, Goldstine clues him into a new powerful computer called the…
4 years, 6 months ago