Incredible Things That Were Invented by Women

DR. SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON’S BREAKTHROUGHS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH LED TO THE INVENTION OF CALLER ID AND CALL WAITING.

With a Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle physics, Dr. Jackson was the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from MIT in any field.

From 1976 to 1991, Dr. Jackson conducted research at AT&T Bell Laboratories, where she helped contribute to the development of caller ID and call waiting. In 2016, then-President Obama awarded Dr. Jackson the highest honor for scientific achievement in the US, the National Medal of Science.