teachers
what had the three main characters work as before they became, "computers", or mathematicians?
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden
who were the four main characters?
NACA
what federal agency had they worked for?
study of flight
what had the NACA researched?
a pioneer
what was Dorothy Vaughan?
1943
what year did Dorothy join the NACA?
promoted into management position
what was Dorothy the first of?
to move up ranks and become an engineer
what was Mary Jackson the first of?
a member of the team that put the first American in orbit around Earth
what was Katherine Johnson?
one of the world's experts on supersonic flight
what was Christine Darden?
yes
did the characters work in the South
twelve
how many regulations were written about black and white people?
technically
had African Americans been allowed to vote?
yes
was World War II good for the African Americans?
being a mathematician
what occupation had world war II opened up for the characters?
Langley
what was the name of the lab that they worked in?
changing the world
what had the war been doing?
