HERstory
Number Crunch
In Units We Trust
IRL
100
The first African American woman to travel into space when she flew as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, where she conducted scientific experiments in orbit.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
100
This theorem for right-angled triangles states that a² + b² = c²
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
100
This SI unit of force is named after the physicist who supposedly got a "head start" on his research thanks to a falling apple.
What is a Newton (N)?
100
This global system allows devices to determine their position anywhere on Earth.
What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
200
This Howard University graduate is a pioneer in "Hidden Figures" history, becoming NASA’s first Black female engineer after fighting to join a segregated training program.
Who is Mary Jackson?
200
In mathematics, this type of number is greater than 1 and can only be evenly divided by 1 and itself.
What is a Prime Number?
200
While most of the world uses Celsius, engineers and scientists often use this absolute scale where 0 represents the total absence of thermal energy.
What is Kelvin (K)?
200
Most cities’ buildings get electricity from this global network of interconnected power lines.
What is the Electrical Grid?
300
This engineering pioneer became the first African American woman in the United States to earn a civil engineering degree from Howard University in 1946, later worked for the United States Geological Survey, and became the first female engineer in her district of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Who is Hattie Scott Peterson?
300
This law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?
300
Used in everything from acoustics to signal processing, this logarithmic unit measures the ratio of a physical quantity to a specified or implied reference level.
What is a Decibel (dB)?
300
Bridges often have this type of support in the middle to reduce bending and distribute weight.
What is a Pier?
400
Known for her work on the GPS, this Virginia State University alumna was a mathematician whose calculations were vital to satellite geodetic models.
Who is Gladys West?
400
This branch of math studies rates of change and accumulation and was developed by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
What is Calculus?
400
This unit of pressure, equivalent to one Newton per square meter, shares its name with a famous French mathematician (and a modern programming language).
What is a Pascal (Pa)?
400
Often called the "heart" of a computer, this printed circuit board houses the CPU and acts as the central hub, allowing all hardware components to communicate.
What is the Motherboard?
500
This computer scientist researched artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University, later helped develop the Apple Newton at Apple, founded Freshwater Software which she sold for $107 million, and created the Leave a Little Room Foundation to support underserved communities.
Who is Donna Auguste?
500
This number is used to measure the circumference of circles.
What is Pi?
500
The quantity Work equals force times distance and is often measured in this.
What are Joules?
500
This transceiver system demodulates amplitude-modulated (AM) and frequency-modulated (FM) electromagnetic waves to deliver audio signals to the cabin.
What is a Car Radio?