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Happy Pi Day! Cheers to black female mathematicians. Today, March 14 (3/14), marks the annual celebration because the date represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant π (pi ...
Women leaders in science, technology, engineering and math from around the world are taking part this week in the U.S. State Department's professional exchange program based on the "Hidden Figures ...
As reported by NPR, Johnson, Jackson, Vaughan, and Darden were awarded the distinction for their work developing the U.S. space program during the infamous space race.
Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Christine Darden were awarded the distinction along with other women for their contributions to developing the U.S. space program during the ...
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with Congressional Gold Medals, the highest award given to citizens by Congress.
The legacy and story of Jackson, Johnson and Vaughan was famously captured in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures," which was loosely based on Margot Lee Shetterly's 2016 nonfiction book of the same ...
The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.
The film narrates the story of the life and academic career of Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy. Dev Patel plays math genius ...
ADA (an evening of extraordinary feminist history) will be presented in the Johnson Theater at Theater for the New City February 16 - March 5, 2023.
Today, she is heralded as the fourth “Hidden Figure,” a title used by author Margot Lee Shetterly to refer to NASA’s “human computers” Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Darden ...