Mina Rees

Mina Spiegel Rees was an American mathematician. She is known for her assistance to the US Government during WWII, as well as making several breakthroughs for women in science. Her most notable accomplishments include becoming the first female President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1971) and head of the mathematics department of the Office of Naval Research of the US. Rees was a pioneer in the history of computing and helped establish funding streams and institutional infrastructure for research. She also helped other women succeed in mathematics with her involvement in the Association for Women in Mathematics as well as her life-long career as a professor at Hunter College.

2 August 1902

Born on the same birth date (2 August 1902): Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Andy Fairweather Low • Doris Coley • Hélder Postiga • Kyawswa of Pagan • Mathieu Razanakolona • Nehemiah Persoff • Rob Kwiet

Born in the same month (August 1902): Adamson-Eric • Alfredo Binda • Angel Karaliychev • Carlo Gambino • Christian de Castries • Curt Siodmak • David Buttolph • Géza Révész • Leni Riefenstahl • Margaret Murie • Norma Shearer • Panteleimon Ponomarenko • Paul Dirac • Stefan Wolpe • Thomas Pelly