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When were the first female computers hired?
(year)
1935
what was the full name of the laboratory?
Langley Memorial Aeronautical lab
When were the first female African American computers hired?
(year)
1943
How long did Dorothy Vaughan work at the lab?
(x year-x year)
1943-1971
How long did Mary Jackson work at the lab?
(X year-X year)
1951-1985
How long did Katherine Johnson work at the lab?
(X year-X year)
1953-1986
What year did Yuri Gagarin orbit the earth?
1961
How long did Christine Darden work at the lab?
(X year - X year)
1967-2007
What year did NASA replace NACA?
1958
What was the programming language called?
FORTRAN
What did Dorothy do before working at the lab?
She was a high school math teacher
Where was Dorothy born?
Kansas City, Missouri
Where did Dorothy go to college?
Wilberforce University
Where was Mary born?
Hampton, Virgina
What did Mary get her degree in?
Mathematics and physical science
Where was Katherine born?
White Sulphur Springs West Virgina
What age did Katherine finish high school?
14
What did Katherine get her degree in?
Mathematics and French
Where was Christine born?
Monroe, North Carolina
What did Christine do as a child?
She would take apart and rebuild her bike
What did Christine get her degree in?
Mathematics education
What did Christine get her masters in?
Aerosol Physics
What did Christine do for work before the lab?
She briefly taught high school math
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Where is the lab located?
Hampton, Virgina