Margaret Ingels | |
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Died | December 13, 1971 | (aged 79)
Education | B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1916 |
Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
Occupation | Mechanical Engineering |
Employer | Carrier-Lyle Corporation |
Known for | Pioneer in the development of air conditioning. First female engineering graduate from the University of Kentucky; second woman engineering graduate in the United States; first woman to receive the professional degree of Mechanical Engineer. |
Margaret Ingels (October 25, 1892 – December 13, 1971)[1] was an American engineer. She is known as the first female engineering graduate from the University of Kentucky, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1916.[2] She was also the second woman engineering graduate in the United States and the first woman to receive a professional degree of Mechanical Engineer.
Her work on air conditioning included "developing the “effective temperature” scale to incorporate humidity and air movement in the equation for human comfort."[3]
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