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  1. Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder.It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), who worked ...

  2. Jan 24, 2017 · Mary Jackson was one of the "human computers" portrayed in the film "Hidden Figures." In the 1960s, Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn and others absorbed the accolades of ...

  3. Dec 6, 2016 · The story of her groundbreaking contributions to NASA was later dramatized in the 2016 film Hidden Figures. Early Years. Mary Winston Jackson was born on April 9, 1921, in Hampton, Virginia, the ...

  4. 2 days ago · The film "Hidden Figures" brought to light the remarkable true story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who made significant contributions to space exploration while breaking barriers in a male-dominated field. Their work included complex calculations for spacecraft trajectories, launch windows, and emergency return paths.

  5. Mary Jackson : Oh, I'll tell you where to begin: Three Negro women chasing a white police officer down a highway in Hampton, Virginia in 1961. Ladies, that there is a God-ordained miracle! Mary Jackson : Every time we get a chance to get ahead they move the finish line. Every time.

  6. Mary Jackson (née Winston; [1] April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She worked at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, for most of her ...

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  8. Feb 28, 2017 · Hidden Figures film tells the true story Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. ... “The movie takes a lot of things that happened in the 1950s and moved them into that time ...

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