Henson starred as mathematician Katherine Johnson, and Octavia Spencer scored an Oscar nomination for her performance as mathematician Dorothy Vaughan Also starring were Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, and Mahershala Ali The Hidden Figures stage show will also be looking to hire a creative team of Black artists for the[...]
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She is known for popularizing the modern concept of software.
Katherine Johnson, mathematician and space scientist: A longtime NASA researcher, Johnson is best known for calculating and verifying trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo programs — including the Apollo 11 mission that first landed humans on the moon.
Sally Ride, astronaut, physicist, and educator: A physicist by[...]