Hidden Figures

Biography

Gladys West is a mathematician whose precise geodetic computations underpin modern positioning systems, forming a lesser-known yet essential part of the Hidden Figures legacy. W...

Guides And Explainers

Hidden Figures is based on the true story of three African-American women mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—who worked at NASA during the S...

Celebrity Profiles

The core Hidden Figures the movie cast brings to life the NASA mathematicians and engineers who shaped the U.S. space program. Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, Octavia...

evergreen

Vivian Mitchell appears in Hidden Figures as a supporting character whose presence highlights the everyday experiences and professional boundaries at NASA during the early 1960s...

people

The 2016 film Hidden Figures brought to life the true story of three African-American women mathematicians at NASA. This evergreen cast guide profiles the principal actors, thei...

Science & Mathematics

Hidden Figures mathematics refers to the real calculations and analytical work that helped advance spaceflight during the mid-20th century. The people behind these computations...

Biography

Hidden Figures describes the overlooked contributions of Black women mathematicians at NASA during the mid-20th century. The phrase most often points to the book by Margot Lee S...

Science & Mathematics

The film Hidden Figures brings to life the true story of three African American women mathematicians who helped launch John Glenn into orbit at NASA during the 1960s Space Race....

Celebrity Profiles

Hidden Figures profiles the mathematicians, engineers, and technologists whose calculations and leadership propelled early NASA missions while navigating segregation and profess...

people

The story of the women of Hidden Figures centers on three brilliant African-American mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—whose calculations a...