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Remembering Dorothy Vaughan: Pioneering Mathematician & NASA Trailblazer
Dorothy Vaughan was a trailblazing mathematician and computer programmer who significantly contributed to the U.S. space program. As NACA’s (later NASA) first African American manager, she specialized ...
Why you need to know Vivian Ayers, a Renaissance woman whose poem became part of NASA lore
Last month, NASA honored the late Dorothy Vaughan — a mathematician, programmer and its first Black manager at the Langley ...