Erna Schneider Hoover
Personal Information
Born: 1926
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Wellesley College BA Classical & Medieval Philosophy & History 1948; Yale University PhD Philosophy & Foundations of Mathematics 1951
Professional Life
Field of Study: Logic, Computer Science
Institution/Corporation: Bell Labs
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: College of NJ (2020); Member: Phi Beta Kappa, Board of Trustees of the College of NJ (1980), NJ Board of Higher Education (1983)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2008, National Inventors Hall of Fame; 2007, Columbia H.S. Hall of Fame; 1990, Wellesley College Alumni Achievement Award; Durant Scholar; 2023, Pioneer Award, NCWIT
Achievements: Computerized Telephone Switching; 1st female supervisor of a technical dept at Bell Labs; holds 1 of the world s 1st software patents
Believed to be the 1st woman to receive a computer software patent in the history of technology
Invented a computerized telephone switching system while working at Bell Telephone Labs
Worked at Bell Labs over 32 years
Thought of her invention while recuperating in a hospital after the birth of her 2nd daughter
Instrumental in increasing the number of female faculty while on the Board of Trustees of The College of New Jersey
Holds 1 patent