Consuelo "Connie" Stokes Milner (May 30, 1927 – September 4, 2020) was an American engineer, cryptographer, and educator.

Early life

Milner originally worked in dress design before going into engineering. She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, education honor society.

Scientific career

Milner worked as an electrical engineer at the

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at the GS-12 level. She received this promotion after 10 years of service. Milner was the first woman to hold that high of a position ever. Her work was considered to be classified. Milner's work also included Cryptography for the Naval Applied Science Lab.

Patent

Milner held a US patent for thermally stabilized crystal units. This was a method for producing electricity.

Later career

Milner later became a mathematics teacher.

References

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