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Cited as the "most outstanding woman scientist in the federal government" and as a "trailblazing physicist," Jenny Rosenthal Bramley had successful careers in academia, business, and US Army labs. | Cited as the "most outstanding woman scientist in the federal government" and as a "trailblazing physicist," Jenny Rosenthal Bramley had successful careers in academia, business, and US Army labs. | ||
Jenny was born on 31 July 1909, in Moscow, the daughter of Lithuanian parents. She received her Sc. B. from the University of Paris in 1926, and her master´s and Ph.D. from New York University, in 1927 and 1929 respectively. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics in the United States, an accomplishment that she achieved at the early age of 19. | Jenny was born on 31 July 1909, in Moscow, the daughter of Lithuanian parents. She received her Sc. B. from the University of Paris in 1926, and her master´s and Ph.D. from New York University, in 1927 and 1929 respectively. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics in the United States, an accomplishment that she achieved at the early age of 19. According to IEEE membership records, she used her maiden name professionally. | ||
After graduation, Jenny worked as a physicist at the US Army Signal Corps Laboratories and Night Vision Lab, was research fellow at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University, formed a consulting firm with her husband, Arthur Bramley, and was professor of physics at the University of Oregon, Eugene. | After graduation, Jenny worked as a physicist at the US Army Signal Corps Laboratories and Night Vision Lab, was research fellow at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University, formed a consulting firm with her husband, Arthur Bramley, and was professor of physics at the University of Oregon, Eugene. | ||
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Jenny Rosenthal Bramley
IEEE Fellow, 1966, "For achievement in spectroscopy, optics, and mathematical technique and their applications to electronic engineering. " Cited as the "most outstanding woman scientist in the federal government" and as a "trailblazing physicist," Jenny Rosenthal Bramley had successful careers in academia, business, and US Army labs.
Jenny was born on 31 July 1909, in Moscow, the daughter of Lithuanian parents. She received her Sc. B. from the University of Paris in 1926, and her master´s and Ph.D. from New York University, in 1927 and 1929 respectively. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physics in the United States, an accomplishment that she achieved at the early age of 19. According to IEEE membership records, she used her maiden name professionally.
After graduation, Jenny worked as a physicist at the US Army Signal Corps Laboratories and Night Vision Lab, was research fellow at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University, formed a consulting firm with her husband, Arthur Bramley, and was professor of physics at the University of Oregon, Eugene.
Fluent in English, Russian, French, and German, Jenny translated many technical articles for publication, and also had extensive experience as a translator at professional meetings. She was only the second woman elected as an IEEE Fellow, a distinction that she received in 1966. She held patents on electro-luminescent and electro-optical devices. She became a life fellow in 1984.
As a member of the New Jersey branch of the American Association of University Women, Jenny actively promoted enrollment in scientific careers among high-school girls.
Jenny married Arthur Bramley in 1943, and the couple had three children, Alan, Timothy, and Eleanor. She died 26 May 1997 at the age of 87.
