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Dec 12, 2016 · The producers of Hidden Figures will be hoping it’s not second time unlucky. Their movie about how three black female Nasa scientists helped send John Glenn into space premiered a couple of...
- Segregation Laws at Langley RIGHT. In 1943, when black women began working as “computers” at Virginia’s Langley campus, segregation was very real in the state.
- Katherine's Experience with Workplace Racism WRONG. While in the movie, Katherine takes a stand against the segregation at NASA, the real Katherine has stated that racism didn’t affect her much in her workplace.
- Katherine Running Half a Mile to Use the Bathroom WRONG. One of the main devices used to expose the racism of mid-20th century America was the fact that Katherine Johnson had to walk half a mile to another building in order to use the colored bathroom.
- Katherine Johnson Computing John Glenn's Trajectory RIGHT. John Glenn’s orbit of the Earth made history in 1962, when he became the first American to do so.
Feb 3, 2017 · The producers of Hidden Figures will be hoping it’s not second time unlucky. Their movie about how three black female Nasa scientists helped send John Glenn into space premiered a couple of days after the death of the astronaut, aged 95 .
Aug 12, 2021 · Although the overall arc of the space-race plot of "Hidden Figures" is pretty accurate, several liberties were taken. For one thing, as depicted in Shetterly's book, Johnson ( Taraji P. Henson ...
Sep 8, 2016 · September 8, 2016. Melba Roy led the group of human computers who tracked the Echo satellites in the 1960s. NASA. As America stood on the brink of a Second World War, the push for aeronautical ...
Jan 6, 2017 · Hidden Figures is the rare biopic to show me a real person. The movie tells the story of unsung heroes and it makes it a point to remind you of the impact of both their work and the work. It has a reverence for its subjects that is so vital. Part of that is thanks to the incredible performances from the cast.
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Feb 13, 2017 · At a time when the United States is locked in turmoil, with racial divisions widening, misogny rife and science itself under fire, along comes the incredible true-life story of three female ...
