I saw the trailer for the movie last weekend, and was sure we'd start seeing actual articles about the historical women involved — African-American women who provided (segregated) math help in calculating orbits and other math work. Here's one of them.
Originally shared by +Cheryl Martin:
On Being a Black Female Math Whiz During the Space Race – The New York Times
Former NASA mathematicians discuss the matter-of-fact way they approached their work and the new history about their careers in “Hidden Figures,” which is being made into a film.
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