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Hidden Figures is a fascinating tale of three African American women mathematicians who served a crucial role in the history of NASA when the U.S. space program was still at its developmental stages. The book describes the lives and contributions of some African American women, including Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who braved through the many racial and gender barriers that blocked their paths.
The incredible mathematicians calculated trajectories, flight paths, and launch windows for many of the space missions. Among those were calculations for John Glenn’s orbit around the Earth. Their superb skills, stubbornness, and determination not only helped NASA’s missions but also paved a road for further generations of women and minorities in STEM fields.
The book chronicles the instances of systemic racism and sexism but admires at the same time, the intelligence and resilience exhibited by these “hidden figures.” This historical research combined with personal stories which bring out themes of empowerment, diversity, and the fighting spirit for equality in a male-dominated industry speaks to the book “Hidden Figures.”
The book was turned into a decent film that did not only get people to go to theaters but also kept their stories, rather their achievements in history, at the top of people’s mouths.
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