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Annie Easley — Historical photograph
Historical photograph. NASA Glenn Research Center, GRC-1981-C-03691 (1981). Image credit & source

Computer science · Mathematics · Energy research

Annie Easley

1933–2011

STEMUS

Easley began calculating by hand for NACA in 1955 and became a computer programmer as the technology changed. Her work supported research on the Centaur rocket stage, energy conversion, and batteries. She also tutored students and served as an equal-employment-opportunity counselor at NASA.[1],[2]

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Easley began calculating by hand for NACA in 1955 and became a computer programmer as the technology changed. Her work supported research on the Centaur rocket stage, energy conversion, and batteries. She also tutored students and served as an equal-employment-opportunity counselor at NASA.[1],[2]

Local connection. National-to-local curriculum connection: connect coding and energy investigations to classroom projects. The verified career location is Cleveland, not California.

Impact reached: United States space and energy research; Students and coworkers she mentored. (Impact describes who was reached; it is not a place of residence.)

Inquiry & making

Inquiry and making prompt

Write clear instructions that guide a classmate across a small floor grid. Test and improve your instructions together.

Places

Where Annie was born, had roots or studied, and worked — distinguished from where their impact reached.

Born
Birmingham, Alabama
Roots / education
Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland State University, Ohio
Worked
Cleveland, Ohio—NACA/NASA Lewis Research Center, now NASA Glenn
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Mapped places for Annie Easley
RelationshipDocumented placeMap pointSources
BirthplaceBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham city, ALCensus representative point[1][2]
Roots / educationXavier University, New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans city, LACensus representative point[1][2]
Roots / educationCleveland State University, OhioCleveland city, OHCensus representative point[1][2]
WorkCleveland, Ohio—NACA/NASA Lewis Research Center, now NASA GlennCleveland city, OHCensus representative point[1][2]

Timeline

  1. 1933

    Born — Birmingham, Alabama[2]

  2. 1955

    Easley began calculating by hand for NACA in 1955 and became a computer programmer as the technology changed.[1],[2]

    Date from the article's life dates/text; see references.

  3. 2011

    Died[1],[2]

Gallery

Portrait only in this edition; no reuse-supported contextual media has been verified for this figure yet.

Annie Easley: Historical photograph
Annie Easley in the Engine Research Building Central Control Room, 1981Historical photograph.Credit: NASA Glenn Research Center, GRC-1981-C-03691 (1981).License / rights: Factual educational/editorial reuse supported by NASA’s image guidelines and this file’s NASA Glenn authorship and Unlimited rights metadata.Source recordOriginal-quality file

References

  1. [1]
    NASA: Annie Easley

    Supports: Career at NACA/NASA, Centaur and energy work, counseling, mentoring, retirement and death.

  2. [2]
    U.S. Department of Energy: Five Fast Facts about Rocket Scientist Annie Easley

    Supports: 1933–2011 dates, educational background and research areas.

Last reviewed 2026-11-08 · Initial research edition · Record ID annie-easley. A curated, source-informed article — not openly editable and not independently scholar-reviewed. Corrections process.