Montague, Raye Jean
1935-2018 · Contribution: 1971
Naval engineer
Created the first computer-generated rough draft/design of a U.S. naval ship; developed the computer program that produced complete frigate specifications in under 19 hours (a process that previously took about two years)
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1935, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Active since
- 1956
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Best known for
- First computer-generated design of a U.S. naval ship
Impact on the world
Montague revolutionized naval ship design by putting it on the computer, collapsing a two-year process into a single day and transforming how the Navy engineered its fleet.
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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