Hidden Figures by Abigale Hawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig A Novel by Margot Lee Shetterly en-us 2017-05-22 14:56:30 UTC 2017-05-24 12:05:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png Hidden Figures Trailer abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173382073 Now a major motion picture!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xHq6dfAo]]> 2017-05-23 13:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173382073 Picture of the Beautiful Margot Lee Shetterly abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173382484 The author of Hidden Figures
About Margot — Hidden Figures]]> 2017-05-23 13:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173382484 Dorothy Vaughan: From Local Teacher to Langley Hero abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173382825 https://www.nasa.gov/content/dorothy-vaughan-biography]]> 2017-05-23 13:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173382825 Katherine Johnson: Rose from the Bottom and Sent a Man Above Earth abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173396676 https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography]]> 2017-05-23 14:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173396676 Mary Jackson: Young, Beautiful, and Born to be an Engineer abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173398485 https://www.nasa.gov/content/mary-jackson-biography

]]> 2017-05-23 14:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173398485 Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173400031 Langley Laboratory was an aerodynamic hub of activity.  Some of the most important Aeronautical research regarding World War II, the Cold War, and the Space Race took place there.   
Here is some more information in the link below. 
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/LaRC_History.html]]> 2017-05-23 14:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173400031 Check out this Interview with Katherine Johnson abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173402342 She was one the phenomenal mathematicians who advanced the U.S. in aerodynamic research. She speaks on her life at Langley and the research she performed.
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]]> 2017-05-23 14:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173402342 Taking Stands abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173403133 Each of the women highlighted in Shetterly's novel broke racial and gender boundaries. Many faced discrimination and were told they could not accomplish their aspirations of becoming leading mathematicians at Langley.  However, they rose above the haters. Many received awards and special recognition for their phenomenal work at Langley and opened doors for other African-Americans and women to succeed in the aerodynamic field.  Here is a link that tells more in depth about the impact these women had on their community. http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a24429/hidden-figures-real-story-nasa-women-computers/]]> 2017-05-23 14:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173403133 What Even is Aerodynamics? abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173404529 Aerodynamics is "the study of the properties of moving air, and especially of the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it." It heavily relies of physics and advanced mathematics. ]]> 2017-05-23 14:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173404529 Interview with the Author abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173406944 For this interview Shetterly discusses the book and how the women discussed in her book impacted her life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbPkCGUq9k]]> 2017-05-23 14:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173406944 Hidden Figures Website abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173407756 Check it out! It includes a lot more specifics about the book and the women Shetterly highlighted throughout her novel.  

]]> 2017-05-23 14:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173407756 NASA's Website abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173408744 This website includes a ton of information about the past and present of NASA and many specifics about the amazing research they performed. 
https://www.nasa.gov]]> 2017-05-23 14:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173408744 Air and Space Museum Website abigalehawkins https://padlet.com/abigalehawkins/r80vxdbkwcig/wish/173411604 Check it out! It discusses in depth about the subject of aeronautics, space travel, and the space race. It will open your eyes to the practices and objects these women exposed to these women on the daily basis. 

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