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Dorothy Jean Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910 – November 10, 2008) was an American mathematician and human computer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Jun 28, 2024 · Those who speak of NASA’s pioneers rarely mention the name Dorothy Vaughan, but as the head of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA’s) segregated West Area Computing Unit from 1949 until 1958, Vaughan was both a respected mathematician and NASA’s first African-American manager.
Dorothy Vaughan, American mathematician and computer programmer who made important contributions to the early years of the U.S. space program and who was the first African American manager at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which later became part of NASA.
Nov 14, 2016 · Dorothy Johnson Vaughan was an African American mathematics teacher who became one of the leading mathematical engineers in early days of the aerospace industry.
5 days ago · NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of Apollo with activities marking their achievements, including a renaming and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center’s “Building 12,” on Friday, July 19, the eve of the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. At 9 a.m ...
19 hours ago · NASA honors 'Hidden Figures' math hero Dorothy Vaughan, recognizes trailblazing women in space. Many years before Susan Kilrain became a U.S. Navy TA-4J Skyhawk flight instructor and the second ...
May 25, 2017 · Dorothy J. Vaughan (1910–2008) was the first African-American female supervisor of the NACA, advancing to become an expert in digital computers and their applications in NASA programs. Vaughan was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and at an early age her family moved to Morgantown, West Virginia.
4 days ago · Following the program, the ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at Building 12, which will thereafter be named the "Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo." The dedication is a ...
Jan 24, 2017 · Dorothy Vaughan (1910-2008) Vaughan joined the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in 1943 after beginning her career as a math teacher in Farmville, Virginia.
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5 days ago · NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will name a building after legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of the Apollo program on Friday, one day before the 55th anniversary of the ...
