Evelyn Speter Jetter
Personal Information
Born: 1927
Died: 1979
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Cooper Union BS Electrical Engineering 1950; Rutgers University MS Physics
Professional Life
Field of Study: Physics, Electrical Engineering
Institution/Corporation: RCA
Degrees & Memberships: Society of Women Engineers
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1977, Achievement Award, David Sarnoff Research Center; 1981, CUAA Gano Dunn Award; 2009, Cooper Union Hall of Fame
Achievements: founding member of Society of Women Engineers; worked with Beatrice Hicks
Invented the automotive ignition transistor
Her daughter, Alexis Jetter, believes she died at age 52 of cancer because of her long career exposure to low-level radiation especially while working at the Atomic Energy Commission & Lionel Electronics
1st woman graduate of Cooper Union's night engineering school (1950)
She was the only mother on her block in Scotch Plains, NJ who knew how to use a slide rule & she taught neighborhood children how to use it
While she invented things to improve TVs she hated them
Was an excellent swimmer
She worked on atmospheric/environmental sensing equipment for & with Beatrice Hicks, setting up a workshop in her basement in NJ
Held 1 patent