Erna hoover biography

American mathematician (born 1926)

Erna Schneider Hoover (born June 19, 1926) is an American mathematician notable for inventing a computerized telephone switching method which "revolutionized modern communication".^[3][4] It prevented system overloads by monitoring call center traffic and prioritizing tasks^[4] on phone switching systems to enable more robust service during peak calling times.^[3] At Bell Laboratories where she worked for over 32 years,^[5] Hoover was described as an important pioneer for women in the field of computer technology.^[2]

Early life

Erna Schneider was born on June 19, 1926,^[3] in Irvington, New Jersey.^[2] Her family lived in South Orange, New Jersey and her father was a dentist and her mother was a teacher.^[2] She had a younger brother who died from polio at the age of five.^[2] She loved swimming, sailing, canoeing, and was int Erna Schneider Hoover - Wikipedia HEVI