Dorothy Vaughan
STEM Career: Mathematician, “Human Computer”
Significant Contribution/s: Computing for NASA’s aerospace engineers; NASA’s Scout Launch Vehicle Program; NASA’s first African American manager; Highlighted in the movie “Hidden Figures”.
Birth: September 20, 1910
Death: November 10, 2008
Learn more:
https://www.nasa.gov/content/dorothy-vaughan-biography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan
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