TIL NASA used to employ women as human calculators and NASA had whole rooms devoted to them
TIL NASA used to employ women as human calculators and NASA had whole rooms devoted to them
Katherine Johnston and Euler's method
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The movie Hidden figures tells story of Katherine Johnston (and many others).
And it is a great and watchable movie with great performances by its stars. I recommend it highly.
When I teach my students statistics, this is the first fun fact I tell them.
More than just NASA, the word "calculator" used to be a job title not a device.