Ellen Ochoa Innovative Lives Presentation
name: label: Interviewee
content: Ochoa, Ellen, Dr., 1958-
label: Creator
content: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
label: Names
content: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
title: label: Topic
content: Innovative Lives Program (NMAH public program series)
topic: label: Topic
content: Astronauts -- 1990-2000
label: Topic
content: Astronautics -- 1990-2000
label: Topic
content: Electric engineering -- 1980-2000
label: Topic
content: Hispanic Americans -- 1950-2000
label: Topic
content: Inventions -- 1980-2000
label: Topic
content: Inventors -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Space flight -- 1990-2000
label: Topic
content: Women inventors
label: Topic
content: Women inventors -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Space shuttles -- 1990-2000
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1996.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Ochoa, Ellen, Dr., 1958-
label: Creator
content: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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content: Ellen Ochoa Innovative Lives Presentation
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dr. Ochoa was born in Los Angeles, Calif. B.S. in physics, San Diego State, 1975; master's and doctorate in electrical engineering, Stanford University, 1981 and 1985. Dr. Ochoa holds three patents in the field of optical processing and has worked as a research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since 1988. In 1990 she became the first Hispanic woman astronaut selected by NASA. In April 1993, Ochoa flew as a mission specialist on the space shuttle Discovery.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.75 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1996-09-24
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: This videohistory was created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, September 24, 1996. Transferred to the Archives Center July 8, 1997.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0595
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Lectures
label: Type
content: Slides
label: Type
content: Videotapes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Divided into 3 series: 1. Original videos; 2. Master videos; 3. Reference videos.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, July 15, 1997.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Lectures -- 1990-2000
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content: Slides
label: Genre/Form
content: Videotapes -- 1990-2000
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Original master and reference videos documenting children's program by Dr. Ellen Ochoa. Dr. Ellen Ochoa discusses her role as an inventor, scientist, and astronaut at NASA.