The Story of NASA’s Real “Hidden Figures” - Scientific American
2017年1月24日 · "Hidden Figures" focuses on three computers, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan. Here are brief biographies of these women: Jackson hailed from Hampton, Virginia.
Her Story: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson
Her Story: Dorothy Johnson Vaughan (1910-2008) was the first black supervisor at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (later NASA) and helped send the first satellites into space. Vaughan was born in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated class valedictorian of …
Hidden Figures and Human Computers - National Air and Space Museum
2017年1月26日 · The breakout movie Hidden Figures tells the story of three African American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA. The story sheds light on the significant contributions of the three women— Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson —but also the broader impact that women had behind the scenes at NASA.
From Hidden to Modern Figures - NASA
2024年10月18日 · Congressional Gold Medals were awarded to Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary W. Jackson in recognition of their service to the United States as well as a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for ...
Katherine Johnson Biography - NASA
2016年11月22日 · Katherine and her husband decided to move the family to Newport News, Virginia, to pursue the opportunity, and Katherine began work at Langley in the summer of 1953. Just two weeks into her tenure in the office, Dorothy Vaughan assigned her to a project in the Maneuver Loads Branch of the Flight Research Division, and Katherine’s temporary ...
Dorothy Vaughan - NASA
2024年8月5日 · Her legacy lives on in the successful careers of notable West Computing alumni, including Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, Eunice Smith and Kathryn Peddrew, and the achievements of second-generation mathematicians and engineers such as Dr. Christine Darden.
Hidden Figures Movie vs the True Story of Katherine Johnson, …
2017年1月3日 · As we explored the Hidden Figures true story, we discovered that Dorothy Vaughan became NACA's first black supervisor in 1948, five years before Katherine Johnson started working there. Vaughan was also an advocate and voice for the women in the "West Computers" pool.
NASA's real 'Hidden Figures' - Space.com
2022年11月11日 · "Hidden Figures" focuses on three computers: Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan. Here are brief biographies of these women. Mary Jackson was a successful NASA engineer and...
Hidden Figures: The Real NASA Mathematicians Who Broke …
2024年11月13日 · The film "Hidden Figures" brought to light the remarkable true story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who made significant contributions to space exploration while breaking barriers in a male-dominated field. Their work included complex calculations for spacecraft trajectories, launch windows, and emergency return paths.
Women’s History Month – Hidden Figures at NASA: Katherine G. Johnson …
2021年3月20日 · Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan, three women who until recently were relatively unknown, but their work drew a path for future generations of women at NASA.