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Sep 8, 2016 · The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space.
Jan 3, 2017 · We compare the Hidden Figures movie vs. the true story of the real Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan at NASA.
Jan 24, 2017 · In the 1960s, Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn and others absorbed the accolades of being the first men in space. Behind the scenes, they were supported by hundreds of...
Plot. Katherine Goble works at the West Area of Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, in 1961, alongside her colleagues Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan, as lowly "computers", performing mathematical calculations without being told what they are for. All of them are African-American women; the unit is segregated by race and sex.
Jan 30, 2017 · The untold story of the three African-American, female mathematicians who helped win the Space Race even as they dealt with sexism and racism from their colleagues.
May 26, 2020 · The movie 'Hidden Figures' celebrates the African American women who worked as NASA's "human computers." Here are four other women from that era.
Dec 24, 2016 · This bestselling biography -turned- Hollywood biopic reveals the untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and hundreds of black female mathematicians who made...
Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, the Oscar-nominated "Hidden Figures" focuses on the lives of three black American women who worked at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...
Jan 6, 2017 · Hidden Figures: Directed by Theodore Melfi. With Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner. Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit.
Feb 28, 2017 · Hidden Figures: the true story behind the women who changed Nasa's place in the Space Race. WIRED speaks to Nasa's chief historian Bill Barry about the role the Katherine G....
