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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 21 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Andy T. Jones. |
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Narrated by Bahni Turpin. |
| Summary |
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon, and John Glenn said "get the girl" (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn't work without her unique skills. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Johnson, Katherine G. -- Juvenile films.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography -- Juvenile films.
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African American women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile films.
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Women mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile films.
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African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile films.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Women -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.
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Jones, Andy T., film director.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Cline-Ransome, Lesa.
Counting the stars.
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Colón, Raúl, illustrator.
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Turpin, Bahni, narrator.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT12475246 |
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