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Erna Schneider Hoover

1926 - Today

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Erna Schneider Hoover (born June 19, 1926) is an American mathematician notable for inventing a computerized telephone switching method which "revolutionized modern communication". It prevented system overloads by monitoring call center traffic and prioritizing tasks on phone switching systems to enable more robust service during peak calling times. At Bell Laboratories where she worked for over 32 years, Hoover was described as an important pioneer for women in the field of computer technology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erna Schneider Hoover is the 889th most popular mathematician (up from 904th in 2019), the 9,835th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,262nd in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Erna Schneider Hoover ranks 889 out of 1,004. Before her are Herman Chernoff, Juliusz Schauder, J. H. C. Whitehead, Robin Hartshorne, Radhanath Sikdar, and Phillip Griffiths. After her are Richard Brauer, Andrei Okounkov, Yitang Zhang, Henryk Iwaniec, Gilbert Strang, and Leopold Löwenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Erna Schneider Hoover ranks 448. Before her are Helmut Rix, Danny Blanchflower, Adriano Directo Emperado, Bill Black, Jorge Enrique Adoum, and Jacques Swaters. After her are Audrey Williamson, Zygmunt Chychła, Richard DeVos, Manorama, Katie Boyle, and Zena Marshall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erna Schneider Hoover ranks 9,837 out of 20,380. Before her are Daniel Goldhagen (1959), Mara Corday (1930), Barret Oliver (1973), Mark Henry (1971), Richard Taruskin (1945), and Karen Fukuhara (1992). After her are Susan Peters (1921), Steve Seymour (1920), Danica McKellar (1975), Riley Reid (1991), Thomas F. Bayard (1828), and Dorian Harewood (1950).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Erna Schneider Hoover ranks 74. Before her are Garrett Birkhoff (1911), Kenneth Appel (1932), Adele Goldstine (1920), Herman Chernoff (1923), Robin Hartshorne (1938), and Phillip Griffiths (1938). After her are Gilbert Strang (1934), George Mostow (1923), Elwyn Berlekamp (1940), Clifford Truesdell (1919), Christine Darden (1942), and David Blackwell (1919).

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