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They were called 'human computers' and trailblazing women from North Carolina got the recognition they deserved.
The state dedicated a highway historical marker located outside of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh.
The marker is in honor of the thousands of women mathematicians who made tremendous contributions to the country's space program to get humans in space.
They were called "human computers" because they performed the mathematical calculations necessary to put humans in space and women comprised the majority of these "calculators" or "computers, according to NCDNCR. Their work broke barriers and paved the way for future generations of women scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.
Other honorees included Christine Barnes Richie, a graduate of North Carolina College for Negroes (now N.C. Central University). She arrived at Langley Research Center at a time when the facilities were still segregated. Richie worked alongside Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan, both of "Hidden Figures" fame, to analyze data and plot projections for the country's space program.
https://abc11.com/human-computers-nc-women-honored-hidden-figures-historical-marker/13815962/
The state dedicated a highway historical marker located outside of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh.
The marker is in honor of the thousands of women mathematicians who made tremendous contributions to the country's space program to get humans in space.
They were called "human computers" because they performed the mathematical calculations necessary to put humans in space and women comprised the majority of these "calculators" or "computers, according to NCDNCR. Their work broke barriers and paved the way for future generations of women scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.
Other honorees included Christine Barnes Richie, a graduate of North Carolina College for Negroes (now N.C. Central University). She arrived at Langley Research Center at a time when the facilities were still segregated. Richie worked alongside Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan, both of "Hidden Figures" fame, to analyze data and plot projections for the country's space program.
https://abc11.com/human-computers-nc-women-honored-hidden-figures-historical-marker/13815962/