by Peter Bordes | Feb 28, 2018 | Tech
Author: Steven Dufresne / Source: Hackaday In 1962, John Glenn sat in his capsule waiting for his rocket engines to light-up and lift him to space. But first, he insisted that Katherine Johnson double-check the electronic computer’s trajectory calculations....
by Sasha Harriet | Jun 20, 2017 | Good News
Author: Taylor Pittman / Source: HuffPost The team that brought kids beautifully illustrated stories of empowering women is back to spotlight 100 more game changers. In a matter of hours, the Kickstarter campaign for Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 has...
by Sasha Harriet | Mar 9, 2017 | Entertainment
Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know? The commercial and critical success of 2016’s Hidden Figures drew much-needed attention to the all-but-forgotten, amazing tale of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and the other NASA...