caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality field work_institutions birth_date image article_title name alma_mater
operating an electrodata computer , 1955 17 november 1981 los angeles , california , united states butte , montana , united states american mass spectrometry consolidated engineering corporation 01 august 1909 sibyl rock control engineering 1955.jpg sibyl m. rock
 sibyl martha rock university mathematics , 1931 -rrb- of california , los angeles -lrb- b.s. ,
sibyl m. rock

sibyl martha rock -lrb- august 1 , 1909 -- november 17 , 1981 -rrb- was a pioneer in mass spectrometry and computing .
rock was a key person in consolidated engineering corporation 's -lrb- cec -rrb- mass spectrometry team at a time when mass spectrometers were first being commercialized for use by researchers and scientists .
rock was instrumental in developing mathematical techniques for analyzing the results from mass spectrometers , in developing an analog computer with clifford berry for analysis of equations , and in sustaining an ongoing dialog between engineers and customers involved in development of both the mass spectrometer and an early digital computer , cec 's datatron .
