Lilian Evelyn
Moller Gilbreth was an American industrial engineer and psychologist. She was
known as the first female engineer with a Ph.D. and the first industrial
and organizational psychologist. Together with her husband Frank, the
Gilbreths are experts in human factors and motion study.
Gilbreth was
born on May 24, 1878 in Oakland, California. She earned his doctorate degree at
Brown University after she failed the compliance requirements of University of
California. Her dissertation was entitled “Some Aspects of Eliminating Waste in
Teaching”.
While working as
an industrial engineer, Gilbreth helped her peers to understand the
psychological dimensions of work. She did it through a synthesis of scientific
management and psychology. The Gilbreths believed that Frederick Winslow
Taylor’s revolutionary ideas were not sufficient and were not easy to
implement. They came up with a constructive critique of Taylor’s ideas.
Together with
her husband, Gilbreth established the Gilbreth Inc. to provide consulting
services in the fields of time and motion. Through this consultancy company,
the Gilbreths did in-depth researches in fatigue study and became the
forerunners of ergonomics.
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