When NASA used electronic computers for the first time - to calculate John Glenn's orbit around Earth - officials called on Katherine Johnson to verify the computer's numbers; Glenn had asked for her specifically and had refused to fly unless Johnson verified the calculations.
She is a badass. There is a movie called "Hidden Figures" which covers some of her story.
Here is an excellent documentary about her and her team and their work.
She was a wonderful black contributor to history that would have remained buried to the public at large had it not been for the hidden figures movie.
On the same note, they always portray her as darker skinned than she was. I 100% understand that for casting purposes in the movie, it made sense. However, in drawings and animation they do the same. It kind of feels like the same critique for when characters are “lightened” in anime and other animation can be applied to how they “darken” her. She is what her skin color is, feeling the need to change it for the image isn’t something I’m on board with.
Sumit316 on March 7th, 2021 at 09:16 UTC »
She is a badass. There is a movie called "Hidden Figures" which covers some of her story.
Here is an excellent documentary about her and her team and their work.
ModernLOCKE on March 7th, 2021 at 12:57 UTC »
She was a wonderful black contributor to history that would have remained buried to the public at large had it not been for the hidden figures movie.
On the same note, they always portray her as darker skinned than she was. I 100% understand that for casting purposes in the movie, it made sense. However, in drawings and animation they do the same. It kind of feels like the same critique for when characters are “lightened” in anime and other animation can be applied to how they “darken” her. She is what her skin color is, feeling the need to change it for the image isn’t something I’m on board with.
min2themax on March 7th, 2021 at 13:12 UTC »
Has anyone read the Hidden Figures book? Is it more accurate than the film?