| LC control no. | no2016084666 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Brill, Yvonne Madelaine, 1924-2013 |
| Variant(s) | Claeys, Yvonne Madelaine, 1924-2013 |
| Associated place | Skillman (N.J.) |
| Birth date | 1924-12-30 |
| Death date | 2013-03-27 |
| Place of birth | Winnipeg (Man.) |
| Place of death | Princeton (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Rocketry Space shuttles |
| Affiliation | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration University of Manitoba |
| Profession or occupation | Engineers |
| Found in | Women inventors 3, c1996: (Yvonne Brill, subject of book) Wikipedia.org, accessed 26 June 2016: (Yvonne Madelaine Brill (née Claeys; December 30, 1924-March 27, 2013) was a Canadian-American propulsion engineer best known for her development of rocket and jet propulsion technologies. During her career she was involved in a broad range of national space programs in the United States, including NASA and the International Maritime Satellite Organization. Yvonne Madelaine Claeys was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She attended the University of Manitoba. Brill died of complications of breast cancer in Princeton, New Jersey.) nytimes.com, "Yvonne Brill, a pioneering rocket scientist, dies at 88," posted 30 March 2013, viewed 26 June 2016: (From 1981 to 1983, Mrs. Brill worked for NASA developing the rocket motor for the space shuttle. Matthew Brill said his mother died of complications of breast cancer. She lived in Skillman, N.J.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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