Taylor, Mary (1898–1984)
Taylor, Mary (1898–1984)
English radio researcher and mathematician. Name variations: Mrs. Clive Slow. Born July 15, 1898, in Sheffield, England; died May 26, 1984; Girton College, Cambridge, BS, 1920, MA, 1924; University of Göttingen, PhD, 1926; m. (Ernest) Clive Slow, 1934; children: 2 daughters.
The 1st woman to research radio as a profession, studied with Edward Appleton at Cambridge; wrote a doctoral thesis on electromagnetic waves in German; awarded a Yarrow fellowship to conduct research at University of Göttingen with professor Richard Courant; abstracted and translated papers for Wireless Engineer (1930–40); served as a scientific officer at Radio Research Station in Slough (1929–34); joined London Mathematics Society and Cambridge Philosophical Society.
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