She was awarded the Ashworth Hallett scholarship by the university and was accepted as a postgraduate student at Newnham College, Cambridge.
Pada 7 Juli 1923, ia dianugerahi beasiswa Ashworth Hallett, yang diberikan kepada lulusan perempuan dari universitas terkemuka, dan melanjutkan studi pascasarjana di Newnham College, Universitas Cambridge.
She joined the Women's Engineering Society and published papers on the application of digital computers to electrical design.
Ia juga bergabung dengan Women's Engineering Society dan menulis makalah tentang penerapan komputer digital dalam desain kelistrikan.
Beryl May was born on (1900-05-10)10 May 1900, at Penley Villa, Park Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, the eldest daughter of Agnes Dent (1869–1967), née Thornley, and Eustace Edward (1868–1954).
Beryl May Dent lahir pada 10 Mei 1900 di Penley Villa, Park Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, sebagai putri sulung dari Agnes Thornley dan Eustace Edward Dent.
She was baptised at St Paul's, Chippenham, on 8 June 1900.
Ia dibaptis di St. Paul's, Chippenham, pada 8 Juni 1900.
They had married at St Mary's Church, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire, on 27 July 1898.
Orang tuanya menikah pada tahun 1898 di St. Mary's Church, Goosnargh, Lancashire.
Her mother was educated at the Harris Institute, Preston, passing examinations in science and art.
Ibunya mengenyam pendidikan di Harris Institute, Preston, dan lulus dalam bidang sains dan seni.
His first teaching post was at Coopers' Company Grammar School, Bow, London, before moving to Chippenham, where he was a senior assistant teacher at the Chippenham County School.
Setelah mengajar di Coopers' Company Grammar School, Bow, London, ia menjadi guru senior di Chippenham County School.
In August 1914, she passed the University of Oxford Junior Local Examination with First Class Honours, and on the strength of her examination result, she was awarded a scholarship by the school.
Pada Agustus 1914, ia lulus ujian Junior Lokal Universitas Oxford dengan predikat First Class Honours dan menerima beasiswa dari sekolahnya.
She then joined the sixth form and won the school prize for French in December 1916.
Di kelas enam, ia memenangkan hadiah sekolah untuk bahasa Prancis pada 1916.
On 7 July 1923, she was awarded the Ashworth Hallett scholarship by the University of Bristol and was accepted as a postgraduate student at Newnham College in the University of Cambridge.
Pada 7 Juli 1923, ia dianugerahi beasiswa Ashworth Hallett, yang diberikan kepada lulusan perempuan dari universitas terkemuka, dan melanjutkan studi pascasarjana di Newnham College, Universitas Cambridge.
The University of Bristol scholarship was open to women graduates of a recognised college or university, and worth £45 at the time (equivalent to £3,200 in 2023).
Pada saat itu, beasiswa Bristol bernilai £45, setara dengan sekitar £3.200 pada tahun 2023.
Dent spent the summer of 1924 at her parents' home in Warminster, playing mixed doubles tennis in a tournament organised by the local Women's Unionist Association.
Pada musim panas tahun 1924, Dent menghabiskan waktunya di rumah orang tuanya di Warminster dan mengikuti turnamen tenis ganda campuran yang diselenggarakan oleh Women's Unionist Association setempat.
In September of the same year, she was appointed an assistant teacher in mathematics at the High School for Girls, in Barnsley, Huddersfield Road, on an annual salary of £250 (equivalent to £18,000 in 2023).
Pada September tahun yang sama, ia diangkat sebagai guru matematika di High School for Girls, Barnsley, dengan gaji tahunan £250 (setara dengan £18.000 pada 2023).
Annie Rose Nuttall, the school's head teacher, was a former student at Newnham College.
Kepala sekolahnya, Annie Rose Nuttall, merupakan alumni Newnham College.
In the early 1920s, women who had studied university level mathematics faced limited employment prospects, as mathematics and engineering professions, other than perhaps school teaching, were dominated by men.
Pada awal tahun 1920-an, peluang kerja bagi perempuan yang mempelajari matematika di tingkat universitas masih terbatas, dengan profesi di bidang matematika dan teknik didominasi oleh laki-laki.
In 1924, the University of Bristol Council had set aside a portion of a bequest from Henry Herbert Wills for the Department of Physics where Arthur Mannering Tyndall was building up a staff for teaching and research in the H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, Royal Fort House Gardens.
Pada tahun 1924, Dewan Universitas Bristol mengalokasikan sebagian dana warisan dari Henry Herbert Wills untuk Departemen Fisika, tempat Arthur Mannering Tyndall sedang membangun tim pengajar dan peneliti di Laboratorium Fisika H. H. Wills.
From August 1925, John Lennard-Jones, of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, was elected reader in mathematical physics.
Pada Agustus 1925, John Lennard-Jones dari Trinity College, Universitas Cambridge, diangkat sebagai pembaca dalam fisika matematika, dan pada Maret 1927, ia menjadi Profesor Fisika Teoretis, dengan Dent sebagai asisten penelitiannya.
Dent's thesis for her master's degree, Some theoretical determinations of crystal structure (1927), was the basis of the three papers that followed in 1927; with Lennard‑Jones, "Some theoretical determinations of crystal parameters.
Tesis masternya, Some Theoretical Determinations of Crystal Structure (1927), menjadi dasar tiga publikasi ilmiah pada tahun yang sama.
On 28 June 1927, she was awarded a MSc degree for her thesis and research work.
Pada 28 Juni 1927, ia dianugerahi gelar MSc atas penelitian tersebut.
Lennard‑Jones left Bristol in 1929 to study the subject for a year as a Rockefeller Fellow at the University of Göttingen.
Pada tahun 1929, Lennard-Jones meninggalkan Bristol untuk mendalami mekanika kuantum di Universitas Göttingen sebagai Fellow Rockefeller.
In 1930, Lennard‑Jones returned to Bristol, as Dean of the Faculty of Science, and introduced the new quantum theories to the Bristol group.
Pada tahun 1930, Lennard-Jones kembali ke Bristol sebagai Dekan Fakultas Sains dan memperkenalkan teori kuantum terbaru kepada kelompok fisika universitas tersebut.
Metropolitan-Vickers was a British heavy industrial firm, well-known for industrial electrical equipment and generators, street lighting, electronics, steam turbines, and diesel locomotives.
Metropolitan-Vickers adalah perusahaan industri berat di Inggris yang terkenal dalam bidang peralatan listrik, generator, dan turbin uap.
By 1933, Dent reported that the Metropolitan-Vickers library had three thousand engineering volumes and around the same number in pamphlets and patent specifications.
Pada tahun 1933, ia melaporkan bahwa perpustakaan Metropolitan-Vickers memiliki sekitar 3.000 buku teknik serta ribuan pamflet dan spesifikasi paten.
Her role would bring her into contact with Audrey Stuckes, a materials science researcher in the department, and a graduate of Newnham College, who would later head the physics department at the University of Salford.
Di sana, ia bekerja sama dengan Audrey Stuckes, seorang peneliti material yang kelak menjadi kepala Departemen Fisika di Universitas Salford.
With Brian Birtwistle, she wrote programs for the Ferranti Mark 1 (Mark 1) computer at the University of Manchester, that demonstrated that high-speed digital computers could provide considerable assistance to the electrical design engineer.
Bersama Brian Birtwistle, ia menulis program untuk komputer Ferranti Mark 1 di Universitas Manchester, membuktikan bahwa komputer dapat membantu dalam desain kelistrikan.