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Beatrice Aitchison

Beatrice Aitchison, American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist (died 1997)

Born
July 18, 1908
Died
September 22, 1997
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1908

About Beatrice Aitchison

Beatrice Aitchison was an American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist who directed the Transport Economics Division of the United States Department of Commerce, and later became the top woman in the United States Postal Service and the first policy-level appointee there. Aitchison's mother was a musician and her father, Clyde Bruce Aitchison, was a lawyer and economist who served on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Aitchison lived in Portland until 1916 and then in Washington, D.C., for the rest of her childhood. Aitchison attended Central High School.

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The world when Beatrice Aitchison was born

Beatrice Aitchison was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Beatrice Aitchison's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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