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Caption: SWE - Proceedings of the First International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists
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The high point in my career occurred in 1957, when the Society of Women Engineers honored me with their Annual Award for Engineering Achievement for my work in high temperature metallurgy and nondestructive testing, I can still feel the thrill of that night in Houston, when Dr. Gilbreth gave such an inspiring talk, and everyone was so wonderful to me. Failure analysis, or "trouble-shooting", has been one of the really fascinating phases of my job. I remember one time when I reconstructed a jet engine from over 6,000 broken fragments I And learned why it blew up, too — the cause was clear, once the pieces were identified and arranged. Another engrossing subject is that of nondestructive testing, to establish the quality (or lack thereof) of parts without precluding later use. Nondestructive tests vary from simple raps to hear the tone produced, to sophisticated, automatic ultrasonic inspection. Each test has its special advantages and its limitations, and new ones are developed every day. It would keep me fully occupied just to read of all the advances I The longer I study materials and work with them, the more interested I become in the subject of materials engineering. Every day brings new inventions, new discoveries in processing and treatment:, new opportunities to learn. Increasing my knowledge and using it to make better parts for the missiles which defend our country is my life work - stimulating, demanding, and, I feel, very worthwhile. I wish I could live to be 150 and keep studying and working all the time. VI-45
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