Marion Rice Hart
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Marion Rice Hart (1891–July 2, 1990)[1] was a sportswoman and author.
Hart was one of six children of Isaac Rice.[2]
Hart was the first woman to graduate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a masters in geology from Columbia University.[3]
As an aviator, Hart made seven solo flights across the Atlantic Ocean[3] and was awarded the 1975 Harmon Trophy.
Books by Hart
Hart is the author of:
- Who Called That Lady a Skipper? (1938) describing her voyage on the ketch Vanora (ISBN 0-7812-8169-5).
- How to Navigate Today (1940) a treatise on celestial navigation (ISBN 0-87033-035-7), and
- I Fly as I Please (1953, Vanguard Press) describing her aerial adventures.
References
- ↑ http://www.cmptp.com/Hart.html, retrieved 2009-09-05 Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Craft, Virginia (January 13, 1975), "Flying in the Face of Age", Sports Illustrated: 28 et seq.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cook, Joan (1990-07-04). "Marion R. Hart, 98; Made 7 Solo Flights Across the Atlantic". The New York Times. pp. A13. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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