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[Dannyalcatraz]

Evelyn Boyd Granville has died.

Pioneering NASA 'Hidden Figure' Evelyn Boyd Granville dies at age 99

Evelyn Boyd Granville helped NASA land the first Americans on the moon.

www.space.com

 

[MGibster]

Evelyn Boyd Granville has died.

She had a hell of a run!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

She had a hell of a run!

And perhaps, finally recognized for her achievements before the end.

 

[MGibster]

And perhaps, finally recognized for her achievements before the end.

Bingo. I understand most movies based on a real story have problems with accuracy, but I had never heard that there were African American mathematicians working for the United States during the Gemini Program or the the space race as a whole. So it was nice just to learn of their existance.

 

[Ryujin]

Bingo. I understand most movies based on a real story have problems with accuracy, but I had never heard that there were African American mathematicians working for the United States during the Gemini Program or the the space race as a whole. So it was nice just to learn of their existance.

If you haven't seen the movie "Hidden Figures", it's well worth the time. While heavily fictionalized there are certain things, like how the "Coloured calculators" were treated by the White staff, segregated washrooms being quite limited, etc., are pretty damned accurate.

 

[MGibster]

If you haven't seen the movie "Hidden Figures", it's well worth the time. While heavily fictionalized there are certain things, like how the "Coloured calculators" were treated by the White staff, segregated washrooms being quite limited, etc., are pretty damned accurate.

I know I didn't name it, but what other movie did you think I was referencing? Is there another movie about African American women and the space program I'm unaware of?

 

[Ryujin]

I know I didn't name it, but what other movie did you think I was referencing? Is there another movie about African American women and the space program I'm unaware of?

From your comment, "... but I had never heard that there were African American mathematicians working for the United States during the Gemini Program or the the space race as a whole." I assumed you hadn't seen it.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

From your comment, "... but I had never heard that there were African American mathematicians working for the United States during the Gemini Program or the the space race as a whole." I assumed you hadn't seen it.

Hadn't heard the story before the movie came out, seems clear.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Richard Barancik has died.

Richard M. Barancik, the last living Monuments Man, has died, aged 98

He was part of a group that saved thousands of artworks during the Second World War from destruction and seizure by the Nazis

www.theartnewspaper.com

 

[Hriston]

Juan Ramos, former Philadelphia city councilmember and a founder and leader of the Philadelphia chapter of the Young Lords, has died at the age of 71 after a battle with Alzheimer’s.