Erna Schneider Hoover

Erna Schneider Hoover is an American mathematician who invented a computerized telephone switching method which revolutionized modern communication. It prevented system overloads by monitoring call center traffic and prioritizing tasks on phone switching systems to enable more robust service during peak calling times.

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Who was born first?

• Erna Schneider Hoover and Lou Ottens were born the same year
• Erna Schneider Hoover and Sergio Pininfarina were born the same year
• Erna Schneider Hoover and Ken Olsen were born the same year
• Erna Schneider Hoover and Genrich Altshuller were born the same year
• Erna Schneider Hoover and Donald Arthur Glaser were born the same year

Timeline

1. Donald Arthur GlaserSeptember 21, 1926 – February 28, 2013
2. Erna Schneider Hoover (this page)June 19, 1926 – present
3. Genrich AltshullerOctober 15, 1926 – September 24, 1998
4. Ken OlsenFebruary 20, 1926 – February 6, 2011
5. Lou OttensJune 21, 1926 – March 6, 2021
6. Sergio PininfarinaSeptember 8, 1926 – July 3, 2012

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