Dorothy Vaughan

Description: (American Mathematician, Human Computer and the First African-American to Receive Promotion as Supervisor in NASA)
American mathematician Dorothy Vaughan was also known as a "human computer." Initially a math teacher, she became the first African-American supervisor of NACA, later part of NASA, at a time when racial segregation was rampant in the U.S. Her contribution to the early American space programs is invaluable.

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Birthday September 20, 1910 (Virgo)
Died on November 10, 2008
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