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Charlotte Davis Mooers
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Portrait by Fremont Davis.
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Charlotte Davis
March 25, 1924 Washington, DC
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| Died | March 17, 2005 (aged 80) |
| Burial place | Hillside Cemetery, Hancock, NH |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Spouse(s) | Calvin Northrup Mooers |
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Charlotte Davis Mooers (born March 25, 1924 – died March 17, 2005) was an American computer scientist. She studied and worked with programming languages. Her important work began during World War II. It continued all the way through the early 1990s.
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About Her Life
Charlotte Davis Mooers was born in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 1924. Her father was Watson Davis. He was in charge of a news group called Science Service. Her mother, Helen Miles Davis, was an editor for Chemistry magazine.
Charlotte later married Calvin Northrup Mooers. He was also a computer scientist.
Her Work as a Computer Scientist
During World War II, Charlotte Davis worked for the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. This lab created new weapons and tools for the Navy. In 1945, she moved to a different facility in Newport, Rhode Island. She returned to the Washington area later that year.
She was part of the Acoustic Division. This group studied sound. At one point, she worked under John Bardeen. He was a famous inventor who helped create the transistor.
Early Inventions
In 1947, Charlotte and her husband, Calvin Mooers, wrote a book together. It was called Electronics: What Everyone Should Know. It helped regular people understand electronics.
In 1949, they invented a special card-selecting machine. This machine worked with punched cards. These cards were used to find information quickly. They got a patent for their invention in 1954. A patent means they officially owned the idea.
Later Projects
In the 1970s and 1980s, Charlotte worked at a company called Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. (now BBN Technologies). There, she helped develop the HERMES Message System. This system was used for sending messages.
External list
- Oral history interview with Calvin N. Mooers and Charlotte D. Mooers
