page_title: Annie Easley
hierarchical_section_title: Annie Easley
caption_attribution_description: English: Front cover of the Science and Engineering Newsletter featuring Annie Easley at Lewis Research Center. (NASA item #C-82-4215)
context_page_description: Annie J. Easley was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist. She worked for the Lewis Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. She was a leading member of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket stage, and was one of the first African-Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA.
context_section_description: Annie J. Easley (April 23, 1933 – June 25, 2011) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist. She worked for the Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). She was a leading member of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket stage, and was one of the first African-Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA.
caption: Cover of Science and Engineering Newsletter featuring Easley at the Lewis Research Center
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