Evelyn Boyd Granville
Evelyn Boyd Granville | |
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Boyd in 1945 | |
| Born | May 1, 1924 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2023 (aged 99) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Smith College, Yale University |
| Awards | honorary doctorate: Smith College honorary doctorate: Spelman College |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, computer science, education |
| Thesis | On Laguerre Series in the Complex Domain (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Einar Hille |
Evelyn Boyd Granville (May 1, 1924 – June 27, 2023) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. She was the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. She graduated from Smith College in 1945. She performed pioneering work in the field of computing.