Hidden FiguresNASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, seen in a 1966 photo, was known for verifying the calculations made by electronic computers for...NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at NASA Langley Research Center with a globe, or "Celestial...Research mathematician Katherine Johnson (far right) is photographed with colleagues at NASA Langley Research Center in 1970.Portrait of Katherine Johnson taken in 1983 at NASA Langley Research Center.Photographs from Dorothy Vaughan's retirement party. Vaughan retired from NASA in 1971. Dorothy Vaughan began her career at the Langley...Dorothy Vaughan in her twenties.Mary Jackson grew up in Hampton, Virginia. After graduating with highest honors from high school, she then continued her education...Mary Jackson grew up in Hampton, Virginia. After graduating with highest honors from high school, she then continued her education...Mary Jackson grew up in Hampton, Virginia. After graduating with highest honors from high school, she then continued her education...August 15, 1956. Mary W, Jackson first person in the front row right side. Mrs. Jackson had begun her studies...Annie Easley at NASA Glenn Research Center. In 1955, Easley began her career at NASA, then the National Advisory Committee...Annie Easley in her office in the Development Engineering Building (1981).Annie Easley with a visiting student in Lewis’ Visitor Information Center (July 31, 1981).Jeanette Scissum joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 after earning bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Alabama...Jeanette Scissum joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 after earning bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Alabama...Jeanette Scissum joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 after earning bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Alabama...Melba Roy Mouton (1929-1990) was a mathematician and computer programmer in NASA’s Trajectory and Geodynamics Division.In 1967, Christine Darden was added to the pool of 'human computers' who wrote complex programs and tediously crunched numbers...Langley actively recruited woman workers to meet the increasing demand of the war effort and offset the alarming loss of...Woman working at manometer boards in the 18 x 18 inch Supersonic Wind Tunnel at Lewis Field (now the main...Langley actively recruited woman workers to meet the increasing demand of the war effort and offset the alarming loss of...Before the development of electronic computers, the term “computer” referred to women, not machines. It was a job title, designating...Samuel J. Scott and others represented Langley recently at the annual National Football League Players' Association Youth Camp in Culpepper,...Mary W Jackson, Aerospace Engineer in the Large Supersonic Tunnels Branch of Full-Scale Research Division, explains the facilities used in...Chemist Audrey Miyamoto preparing an Apollo lunar sample to analyze for amino acids at NASA’s Ames Research Center.During a training exercise for the first lunar landing mission, NASA biomedical engineer Judy Sullivan monitors a console in the...