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  1. Josephine Webb (June 21, 1918 – May 4, 2017) was an American electrical engineer who obtained two patents for oil #circuitBreaker contact design, known colloquially as "#switchgear". She designed an eighteen-inch, full newspaper size #faxMachine with superior resolution. She co-founded Webb Consulting Company with her husband, also an electrical engineer. She was one of the first female electrical engineers, and considered a pioneer by the #SocietyOfWomenEngineers. At #PurdueUniversity.