Sheril Kirshenbaum on Nostr: Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling was born in 1909 in Hampshire. She became an ...
Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling was born in 1909 in Hampshire. She became an aeronautical engineer & daredevil motorcycle racer.
In 1936, Shilling joined The Royal Aircraft Establishment. 5 yrs later, she led a team that designed a device to prevent Merlin plane engines from stalling during flight, which helped the Allies win WWII.
Shilling was also the 2nd woman to earn a Brooklands Gold Star for lapping the track at >100mph.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Shilling #science #history
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