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Excelling academically by graduating high school at age 15, this Morgantown native went on to shape the future of computing and space exploration. The path she paved for African American women in science and engineering during her time at NACA and later NASA was revolutionary. Her leadership and mathematical expertise were key to many critical aspects of the early U.S. space program, especially in terms of using computers for complex calculations.
Her recognition through the 2016 book Hidden Figures and the subsequent movie adaptation not only celebrate her accomplishments but give voice to the unsung contributions of other Black women mathematicians, such as Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson, who played pivotal roles in the success of NASA's early missions.
