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Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (born 1924)

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Yvonne Brill

Canadian-American Rocket and Jet Propulsion Engineer

Yvonne Madelaine Brill was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer. She is responsible for inventing the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster (EHT/Resistojet), a fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps today’s satellites in orbit, and holds a patent for its…
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