engineer
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Before joining Apple, Ternus worked as a mechanical engineer at Virtual Research Systems.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
An Alabama-born engineer seen as a supply-chain savant, Tim Cook took on the daunting challenge of succeeding Apple's iconic boss Steve Jobs 15 years ago.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
An industrial engineer by training with a master’s in business administration from Duke, Cook started his career at IBM.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
A mechanical engineer who helped architect Apple Silicon — arguably Apple’s most genuinely innovative achievement under Cook — he represents a return to product-first thinking.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
And I toasted Dr. Mae Jemison, a chemical engineer and medical doctor, who became the first African American woman astronaut, in 1992.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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