Sandra K. Johnson

Soft Power for the Journey (eBook, ePUB)

The Life of a STEM Trailblazer

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a story of an African American woman working at the highest levels in STEM. Dr. Sandra K. Johnson earned a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University in May 1988, the first black woman to do so.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040020593
• Artikelnr.: 70265376

Autorenporträt

Sandra K. Johnson's 26-year career at IBM included roles as Chief Technology Officer, Research Staff Member, WebSphere Database Development Manager, and Linux Performance Architect and Manager. Dr. Johnson was a member of the IBM Academy of Technology, an IBM Master Inventor with more than 45 pending and issued patents, author of over 80 technical publications and books, and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She is the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. The Early Years
1. The Beginning
2. Junior High School
3. High School
Part 2. The College Years
4. Early College
5. The Upperclassman
Part 3. Graduate School
6. Stanford University
7. Rice University
Part 4. Blazing the Trail
8. A New Life in Westchester
9. Moving on Up
10. Rough Waters Ahead
Part 5. The Awakening
11. I Didn't Know That
12. California and Texas
13. More Enlightenment-Why Are You Not a DE?
Part 6. The Move
14. Technology in Africa?
15. The Middle East and Africa
16. What's Next?
Part 7. Amazing Opportunities
17. Entrepreneurship
18. Ups and Downs
Part 8. Keep Rising
19. New Opportunities
20. A New Life