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[[File:Connie Wilson | [[File:Connie Wilson.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Connie Wilson]] | ||
{{Person | {{Person | ||
|Names=Connie Wilson | |Names=Connie Wilson | ||
|Birth date= | |Birth date= | ||
|Birth place=Portland, OR | |Birth place=Portland, OR | ||
|Death date= | |Death date=July 23, 1986 | ||
|Death place= | |Death place= | ||
|Countries=USA | |Countries=USA | ||
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}} joined the Gun Fabrication group of Tek's CRT Production in June 1957. | }} joined the Gun Fabrication group of Tek's CRT Production in June 1957. | ||
She | In the early 1950s, she had planned to get a biology degree at Portland State College and work as a laboratory technician. | ||
She lived at home and worked nights and weekends to pay for her education. But just as she was about to finish up, her parents moved to Missouri. | |||
With no place to live, Connie quit school and went to work. After working other jobs for a couple of years, in 1957 she landed a job at Tektronix’ CRT Production’s Gun Fabrication group. | |||
Having no engineering degree nor even a bachelor's degree, she went on to become project leader of the group responsible for designing CRTs and in the process designed the CRT for the Model 540 series of oscilloscopes and for the Model 556 dual-beam oscilloscope. | |||
In 1964, Connie helped design the Model 545-B and 547 oscilloscopes that became industry standards. | |||
According to [[Media:TekTalk 1966 Fall.pdf|TekTalk Fall 1966]], she | According to [[Media:TekTalk 1966 Fall.pdf|TekTalk Fall 1966]], she | ||
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As an engineer, she designed the [[T5470]] CRT for the 540 series, the [[T5290]] for the [[529|television waveform monitor]] and the [[T5560]] for the [[556|556 dual-beam oscilloscope]]. | As an engineer, she designed the [[T5470]] CRT for the 540 series, the [[T5290]] for the [[529|television waveform monitor]] and the [[T5560]] for the [[556|556 dual-beam oscilloscope]]. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
Connie left Tektronix in 1974 to coach volleyball at Clackamas Community College and run a trailer park she had bought. | |||
{{Designer|Connie Wilson}} | {{Designer|Connie Wilson}} | ||
{{Patents|Connie Wilson}} | {{Patents|Connie Wilson}} | ||
==Links== | |||
* [https://vintagetek.org/connie-wilson/ Connie Wilson] @ vintagetek.org | |||
* [https://www.tek.com/blog/lets-celebrate-international-women-engineering-day-and-teks-own-connie-wilson Let’s Celebrate International Women in Engineering Day and Tek’s Own Connie Wilson] @ tek.com | |||
* [https://news.tektronix.com/2018-06-21-Tektronix-Celebrates-International-Women-in-Engineering-Day-By-Recognizing-Former-Engineer-Connie-Wilson Tektronix Establishes Award Program in Connie Wilson's Honor] | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Connie Wilson 1966.jpg | Connie Wilson 1966.jpg | Connie Wilson, from TekTalk Fall 1966 | ||
Connie Wilson.jpg | Connie Wilson.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||