Katherine Weston was a pioneer in the field of mathematics. Kitty, as she was known, was born in the tiny town of Bourbon, in the Mississippi Delta, on July 6, 1925. She graduated from Mississippi State College for Women (now known as MUW), in 1947. She was recruited by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to work as a "human computer", in a position located at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. (NACA was dissolved in 1958 and became known as NASA.) She was included in the 1995 manuscript, entitled "Human Computers: The Women in Aeronautical Research" written by Dr. Beverly E. Golemba, St. Leo College, Langley AFB, Virginia.
In 1955, Kitty was recruited for the Atomic Weapons Program, run by the Sandia Corporation, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At Sandia, Kitty became a real trailblazer and served as a mentor for other women who had chosen a career in science and technology. One of her many accomplishments, was her creation of the pre-cursor of today's Global Positioning System or GPS. The system allowed her group to track the transport of nuclear material across the US.
She authored or co-authored research reports for the US Government Research; Association for Computing Machinery; ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and articles appearing in Nuclear Science Abstracts. Kitty was interviewed, and quoted in the 2017 New York Times bestselling book, "Code Girls", an historical documentary of American Women Code Breakers of World War II, written by award winning journalist Liza Mundy. Kitty discussed her life and that of her older sister, Ruth Weston Cable, who was a "secret" Code Girl during WWII.
During her 65 years in Albuquerque, she donated her time and support to many non-profit service organizations whose missions were to help those less fortunate. Kitty was active in the Pilot Club of Albuquerque; an organization whose main goal was to influence positive change in communities, and served as its president during the 1971-1972 term.
She served as a BioPark Docent, a volunteer position at the Albuquerque Zoo to educate others about the diversity and interdependence of life, and inspire a sense of stewardship for the earth. Kitty also volunteered with Meals On Wheels and was a big cheerleader and supporter of the Annual Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival, from its inception.
She was the sixth of the seven children of Clarence and Katherine Boschert Weston. Kitty and her two older sisters, Louise and Ruth, all received degrees in Mathematics and excelled in their careers. She outlived both parents, her sisters and her four brothers.
Katherine "Kitty" Weston will be remembered, not only as a gifted mathematician who made a significant impact in the field of science and technology, but also a person who truly loved the inhabitants of the earth, both human and animal, and championed the importance of respecting and understanding the amazing diversity of life.
Ann Boschert McNeal
In 1955, Kitty was recruited for the Atomic Weapons Program, run by the Sandia Corporation, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At Sandia, Kitty became a real trailblazer and served as a mentor for other women who had chosen a career in science and technology. One of her many accomplishments, was her creation of the pre-cursor of today's Global Positioning System or GPS. The system allowed her group to track the transport of nuclear material across the US.
She authored or co-authored research reports for the US Government Research; Association for Computing Machinery; ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and articles appearing in Nuclear Science Abstracts. Kitty was interviewed, and quoted in the 2017 New York Times bestselling book, "Code Girls", an historical documentary of American Women Code Breakers of World War II, written by award winning journalist Liza Mundy. Kitty discussed her life and that of her older sister, Ruth Weston Cable, who was a "secret" Code Girl during WWII.
During her 65 years in Albuquerque, she donated her time and support to many non-profit service organizations whose missions were to help those less fortunate. Kitty was active in the Pilot Club of Albuquerque; an organization whose main goal was to influence positive change in communities, and served as its president during the 1971-1972 term.
She served as a BioPark Docent, a volunteer position at the Albuquerque Zoo to educate others about the diversity and interdependence of life, and inspire a sense of stewardship for the earth. Kitty also volunteered with Meals On Wheels and was a big cheerleader and supporter of the Annual Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival, from its inception.
She was the sixth of the seven children of Clarence and Katherine Boschert Weston. Kitty and her two older sisters, Louise and Ruth, all received degrees in Mathematics and excelled in their careers. She outlived both parents, her sisters and her four brothers.
Katherine "Kitty" Weston will be remembered, not only as a gifted mathematician who made a significant impact in the field of science and technology, but also a person who truly loved the inhabitants of the earth, both human and animal, and championed the importance of respecting and understanding the amazing diversity of life.
Ann Boschert McNeal
Katherine Weston was a pioneer in the field of mathematics. Kitty, as she was known, was born in the tiny town of Bourbon, in the Mississippi Delta, on July 6, 1925. She graduated from Mississippi State College for Women (now known as MUW), in 1947. She was recruited by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to work as a "human computer", in a position located at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. (NACA was dissolved in 1958 and became known as NASA.) She was included in the 1995 manuscript, entitled "Human Computers: The Women in Aeronautical Research" written by Dr. Beverly E. Golemba, St. Leo College, Langley AFB, Virginia.
In 1955, Kitty was recruited for the Atomic Weapons Program, run by the Sandia Corporation, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At Sandia, Kitty became a real trailblazer and served as a mentor for other women who had chosen a career in science and technology. One of her many accomplishments, was her creation of the pre-cursor of today's Global Positioning System or GPS. The system allowed her group to track the transport of nuclear material across the US.
She authored or co-authored research reports for the US Government Research; Association for Computing Machinery; ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and articles appearing in Nuclear Science Abstracts. Kitty was interviewed, and quoted in the 2017 New York Times bestselling book, "Code Girls", an historical documentary of American Women Code Breakers of World War II, written by award winning journalist Liza Mundy. Kitty discussed her life and that of her older sister, Ruth Weston Cable, who was a "secret" Code Girl during WWII.
During her 65 years in Albuquerque, she donated her time and support to many non-profit service organizations whose missions were to help those less fortunate. Kitty was active in the Pilot Club of Albuquerque; an organization whose main goal was to influence positive change in communities, and served as its president during the 1971-1972 term.
She served as a BioPark Docent, a volunteer position at the Albuquerque Zoo to educate others about the diversity and interdependence of life, and inspire a sense of stewardship for the earth. Kitty also volunteered with Meals On Wheels and was a big cheerleader and supporter of the Annual Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival, from its inception.
She was the sixth of the seven children of Clarence and Katherine Boschert Weston. Kitty and her two older sisters, Louise and Ruth, all received degrees in Mathematics and excelled in their careers. She outlived both parents, her sisters and her four brothers.
Katherine "Kitty" Weston will be remembered, not only as a gifted mathematician who made a significant impact in the field of science and technology, but also a person who truly loved the inhabitants of the earth, both human and animal, and championed the importance of respecting and understanding the amazing diversity of life.
Ann Boschert McNeal
In 1955, Kitty was recruited for the Atomic Weapons Program, run by the Sandia Corporation, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At Sandia, Kitty became a real trailblazer and served as a mentor for other women who had chosen a career in science and technology. One of her many accomplishments, was her creation of the pre-cursor of today's Global Positioning System or GPS. The system allowed her group to track the transport of nuclear material across the US.
She authored or co-authored research reports for the US Government Research; Association for Computing Machinery; ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and articles appearing in Nuclear Science Abstracts. Kitty was interviewed, and quoted in the 2017 New York Times bestselling book, "Code Girls", an historical documentary of American Women Code Breakers of World War II, written by award winning journalist Liza Mundy. Kitty discussed her life and that of her older sister, Ruth Weston Cable, who was a "secret" Code Girl during WWII.
During her 65 years in Albuquerque, she donated her time and support to many non-profit service organizations whose missions were to help those less fortunate. Kitty was active in the Pilot Club of Albuquerque; an organization whose main goal was to influence positive change in communities, and served as its president during the 1971-1972 term.
She served as a BioPark Docent, a volunteer position at the Albuquerque Zoo to educate others about the diversity and interdependence of life, and inspire a sense of stewardship for the earth. Kitty also volunteered with Meals On Wheels and was a big cheerleader and supporter of the Annual Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival, from its inception.
She was the sixth of the seven children of Clarence and Katherine Boschert Weston. Kitty and her two older sisters, Louise and Ruth, all received degrees in Mathematics and excelled in their careers. She outlived both parents, her sisters and her four brothers.
Katherine "Kitty" Weston will be remembered, not only as a gifted mathematician who made a significant impact in the field of science and technology, but also a person who truly loved the inhabitants of the earth, both human and animal, and championed the importance of respecting and understanding the amazing diversity of life.
Ann Boschert McNeal
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