Dr. Christine Darden (born September 10, 1942) is an American mathematician, data analyst, and aeronautical engineer who devoted her 40-year career in aerodynamics to researching sonic booms at NASA. She was the first African-American woman at NASA's Langley Research Center to be promoted into senior executive service. Darden is one of several women scientists to be featured … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The scientists, mathematicians and engineers of NASA
Hidden Figures
Wednesday Open Thread: The scientists, mathematicians and engineers of NASA
Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson (born August 26, 1918) is an African-American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician. She made fundamental contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA. Known for accuracy in computerized celestial navigation, her technical leadership work at NASA … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: The scientists, mathematicians and engineers of NASA