Valerie Thomas By cmcubellculbreth May 1, 1943 Birth Jul 1, 1960 Deserving good grades in her all girls private school which was very uncommon May 1, 1964 Started working for NASA as an analyst Jan 1, 1970 Created the development of the first satellite to send images to Earth from space. Mar 3, 1976 Attended an exhibition that include an illusion of a light bulb Apr 1, 1976 Attended a scientific seminar Jun 1, 1977 Started research about how light and concave mirrors Dec 28, 1978 Applied for a patent for her process Oct 21, 1980 Secured the patent for the illusion transmitter Aug 3, 1995 Retired as a Space Science Data Operations Officer