Mary G. Ross Biography

This Biography consists of approximately 3 pages of information about the life of Mary G. Ross.

Mary G. Ross Biography

This Biography consists of approximately 3 pages of information about the life of Mary G. Ross.
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American engineer Mary G. Ross (born 1908) made notable contributions in aerospace technology, particularly in areas related to space flight and ballistic missiles.

Mary G. Ross was part of the original engineering team at Lockheed's Missile Systems Division, where she worked on a number of defense systems, and contributed to space exploration efforts with her work relating to the Apollo program, the Polaris reentry vehicle, and interplanetary space probes.

Born in Oklahoma in 1908, Ross took pride in her heritage as a Cherokee Indian. Her great-great-grandfather, John Ross, was the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation between 1828 and 1866. Ross was later to remark that she had been brought up in the Cherokee tradition of equal education for both boys and girls. She was, however, the only girl in her math class, which did not seem to bother her. Indeed, her early interests were math, physics, and science.

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